Who benefits from a $1 billion prison?

[LotusBud]

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[Admin.]

Slavery is good for the bottom line. Slavery is a great benefit to the enslaved, they learn obedience.

 

[Seamajor]

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Not even for Fatso

 

[Lily]

Generally, I'm not opposed to humane conditions being provided to those incarcerated. Better physical and mental health services and living conditions.

However, it seems that again we're focusing on punishment and not on preventing crime. Why address poverty, the War on Drug and addiction, when we can just lock them away?

 

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Not even for Fatso

How about some ketchup packets?

 

[LotusBud]

Generally, I'm not opposed to humane conditions being provided to those incarcerated. Better physical and mental health services and living conditions.

However, it seems that again we're focusing on punishment and not on preventing crime. Why address poverty, the War on Drug and addiction, when we can just lock them away?

The prison industrial complex is a huge cash cow for private prison conglomerates.

 

[Lily]

The prison industrial complex is a huge cash cow for private prison conglomerates.

I agree. It wasn't clear to me in the article that these were private prisons. Maybe I missed it.

 

[LotusBud]

I agree. It wasn't clear to me in the article that these were private prisons. Maybe I missed it.

I am sure if they're spending a billion bucks a pop, there's lots of private investing going on there. Or at least the privateers will be reaping profits.

 

[Lily]

I am sure if they're spending a billion bucks a pop, there's lots of private investing going on there. Or at least the privateers will be reaping profits.

I know Jeff Sessions was a huge investor in private prisons when he was Attorney General...

 

[Murdy]

the system is broken SMH

 

[LotusBud]

I mean, imo, that's why they need bigger prisons. So they can house that free labor for longer.

 

[Murdy]

When are they going to wake up and realize their way isn’t working. This money should be going into our children. Not the broken adults this system is churning out by the gazillions.

 

[LotusBud]

They might even try some actual reform programs.

 

[X]

You need them ... society benifits