Private equity-backed prison profiteer Securus is apparently about to go bankrupt.
What happens if they do? Do my imprisoned clients suddenly lose the ability to call me? That seems ... constitutionally problematic.
One more reason why government outsourcing is a terrible idea generally and morally abhorrent when it comes to prisons.
https://theappeal.org/securus-bankruptcy-prison-telecom-industry/
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