> Correlation not causation. For-profit prisons are a byproduct of America's fascination with incarceration Nothing that OP mentioned is specific to for-profit

> Correlation not causation. For-profit prisons are a byproduct of America's fascination with incarceration Nothing that OP mentioned is specific to for-profit prisons. The prison-industrial complex is perfectly capable of existing and generating incredibly lucrative profits for the industry even if the prisons themselves are ostensibly either state entities or structured as non-profits. The "for-profit/private" vs. "public/state-run" distinction only changes how the money gets accounted for on paper; ultimately, the same entities are capable of making the same amount of money on either form of incarceration.