It's not a mistake, this is all by design. This is the system working as intended under capitalism.
You shouldn't be downvoted here, this is true. As tax revenues decline, they are trying to shift the burden directly onto the inmates to pay for the whole works.
I remember people complaining a lot about the costs of housing inmates. Maybe they won’t complain anymore.
"hacker" news skews a lot on the lassez faire libertarian side.