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Pretty obvious that prisons exploit prisoners in unjustified ways to the benefit of private enterprises, fail to protect prisoners they are responsible for watching, etc.

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NYC spends $168,000 a year per prisoner according to the NY Times: http://mobile.nytimes.com/2013/08/24/nyregion/citys-annual-c...

Why We Let Prison Rape Go On http://mobile.nytimes.com/2015/04/18/opinion/why-we-let-pris...

Abussive Phone Rates https://www.prisonphonejustice.org

Etc.

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There are no private prisons in New York State

Yes, that's correct, though it doesn't mean NY and NYC don't outsource/insource service at rates that're unreasonably by any measure either due to cost or failure to provide reasonable service.

For examples, funding for pensions assumes that the state will maintain a set population of prisoners - which to me seems at odds of what longer objectives should be.

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