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US: New Jersey Indiscriminately Prosecutes Children as Adults (www.hrw.org)
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[–] EmpathicVagrant@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Because it increases the likelihood they’ll be incarcerated again later in life, increasing prison profits.

[–] WatDabney@sopuli.xyz 2 points 5 months ago

Mm... that makes sense.

I knew there had to be something there, and specifically related to the prison-for-profit system and the kickbacks they pay judges, but I couldn't figure out an angle that made it especially advantageous to imprison kids.

And yeah - that does fit.