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Some ICE detainees unable to buy food after payment system goes down (www.independent.co.uk)
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ICE detainees rely on Access Corrections’ systems — which are experiencing outages — to get money for basic necessities while they’re imprisoned

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[–] GroundedGator@lemmy.world 46 points 5 days ago (3 children)

Profit should not be made on imprisonment.

[–] WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.world 8 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

This is America.

Nothing but pure unadulterated Freedumb™️

Tap for spoiler*for corporations

[–] GroundedGator@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago

Brought to you by Brando, it's what detainees crave.

[–] Flickerby@lemm.ee 6 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Had a buddy who went to jail, they get paid 1.50 an hour if I recall correctly. It is quite literally slavery and it's why for profit prisons are such a big industry in the US.

[–] AlecSadler@sh.itjust.works 4 points 4 days ago

I can second this person's comment, friend of mine spent time in jail and was paid shit for work. Treated themselves to "fancy" food once every 3 months which was really just like doctoring up microwave ramen at home with maybe some shit you find in a dumpster. It's a bullshit for-profit system run by profiteering gluttons. It's capitalism through and through.