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New York governor orders firing of 14 prison workers after fatal attack on inmate (www.theguardian.com)

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The New York governor, Kathy Hochul, has directed 14 workers at a state prison to be fired after they were allegedly involved in an attack that resulted in the death of an incarcerated man.

Robert Brooks, 43, died in a local hospital a day after a 9 December incident at the Marcy correctional facility in central New York.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

In America, the prison system is about making money. Many documentaries and articles about this. The more prisoners, the more money, so there is an incentive to have as much prisoners for as long as possible.

In Sweden they joke about how prisons are like a vacation, because they don't try and make the prisoners feel like shit every day. They have TVs, gaming consoles, books etc.