> From: Noelle <noelle> > Date: Tue, 28 Jun 2016 11:07:53 -0700 (PDT) > > the LA parishes get reimbursed for each prisoner, profit motive for them > to jail so many people That's perverse. > > From: "Disqus" <http://www.disqus.net/~notifications> > > Date: Tue, 28 Jun 2016 18:02:45 -0000 > > > > Robert Thomas wrote, in response to Noelle: > > > > Louisiana has for several centuries indulged in a tedious, cliché cartoon > > romance with poverty. > > > > Noelle wrote: > > > > Why does Louisiana have such a high rate of incarceration in the first place? > > ? > > Congrats to Shane Bauer for his work.