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Some ICE detainees unable to buy food after payment system goes down (www.independent.co.uk)
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ICE detainees rely on Access Corrections’ systems — which are experiencing outages — to get money for basic necessities while they’re imprisoned

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[–] [email protected] 34 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Needing to buy things while you are being detained is completely fucked

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I genuinely cannot believe it to be true.

someone is arrested, and he is forced to pay to eat? I'm assuming the food is overpriced and shit quality.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago

Private prisons... you get slaves that are forced to pay you for the privilege.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

you are correct