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In reply to the discussion: 30 Percent of California's Forest Firefighters Are Prisoners [View all]stuffmatters
(2,574 posts)At the end of this article, Harris is still arguing that adequate(yikes) amounts of low level offenders be retained in prison to cover the needs for prison firefighters. No progressive (or anybody with a empathetic moral compass IMHO) would ever think like that much less spout such callous, brutal,oppressive "economics."
"Enough" low level offenders, who should be released, she still thinks should be kept in prison to cover Ca's firefighting needs. That's a disgusting world view. And enthusing how much it saves the State money (over presumably paying regular worker wages) is
illogical. How much does the taxpayer pay per year (like $50,000+each) to keep those same workers deliberately incarcerated for use.
Despite slight revision of earlier (outrageous) remarks, Harris is still arguing for a system that deliberately denies people their freedom AND costs taxpayers tons of money. All to support the incarceration for profit system.