Video of the Day – John Oliver on Municipal Fines and Private Probation Companies

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When a nation’s economy becomes nothing more than an oligarch crime scene; a gross perversion of the free market best characterized by corruption, theft and in which the sole motivation is to grab as much as possible without regard to ethics, it’s no surprise that entire industries emerge designed to take advantage of the poor and disenfranchised. I’ve covered many examples of this over the years, with the latest example being earlier this month in the post: Profiting from Prisoners – How Jails Partner with Private Firms to Charge for Video Calls While Ending Visitation Rights.

John Oliver has done a fantastic job covering such topics, and his latest segment is both really sad and really important. It covers how private probation companies, specifically Sentinel Offender Services and Judicial Correction Services, parasitically feed off the weak in partnership with local governments. Take a watch:

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