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Private prisons house a tiny fraction of US inmates, an estimated 8% in 2015[0] and the federal numbers are exclusively for the detention of foreigners illegall
by rule_follower 8y ago
Private prisons house a tiny fraction of US inmates, an estimated 8% in 2015[0] and the federal numbers are exclusively for the detention of foreigners illegally in the country.
[0]: http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2017/04/11/u-s-private-prison-population-has-declined-in-recent-years/ http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2017/04/11/u-s-private-...
- acomar 8y agoI'm a prison abolitionist. Your reply could not possibly fall on ears that care less about your point.
- rule_follower 8y agoYou were the one who mentioned financial incentives/conflicts vis-a-vis private prisons.
- jacobush 8y agoUpvoted that one though - this begs the question: should you construct an argument only by its premise, or should you try to reach the person? I think [s]he assumed that you are not a prison abolitionist and tried to find an argument that might sway you. Is it better or worse to argue like that?
- rule_follower 8y agoThere was no prior mention of the person being a prison abolitionist. There was mention of concern about private prisons. I don't know how I am to intuit what a person is truly concerned about vs. what they state they are concerned about.