Which, to be clear, is a concept that pervades the entire US prison system, not just the small minority that are privately owned.
And it isn’t just about enslaved labor within prisons; it’s also about the slaves that are rented out, and the corporations that profit from ancillary services to the prison-industrial complex.
With all of this, it’s worth digging into the references and reading the original sources [1]. Wiki only skims the surface.
Yes, and while I’m not swayed toward the complete abolition of incarceration, I am very much in agreement that most people who are in jail shouldn’t be (as well in agreement with many of the other points you’ve raised). The goal of imprisonment in the US is repeat customers, not rehabilitation.
CrossFit founder and CEO does an extended racism full of conspiracy theories and white nonsense; company pushes him into resigning and calls what he said “a mistake”.
For me, the most radicalizing part of the whole The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo series was what Swedish prisons were described as being like. Pretty much, staying at a Motel 6 and not being able to leave for a while.
The companies that provide imate telephone service usually pay the jails money, instead of the other way around.
Also usually no caps on how much they can extort from familes.
Come on, you guys, no need to fight each other anymore about how to move forward. Jared is going to totally take care of the problem. Peace in the Middle East, COVID-19, and now this. We can chill out and relax. /s
