Thomas Frank quote

Privatizing bits of the prison industry was a step in the right direction, but what we didn't have - until recently - were proper instruments for incentivizing the judiciary. That's what the 'kids for cash' judges were apparently experimenting with.
Thomas Frank
Thomas Frank
Thomas Frank
Born: Mar 21, 1965

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Judiciary, Prison, Bits, Kids, Proper, Cash, Direction, Step, Until, Instruments, Industry, Judges, Were, Privatizing, Experimenting, Apparently, Right, Right Direction, Recently

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