This strikes to the heart of what the prison strike is supposed to point out. Certain companies (like private prisons and contractors who make money off of pri

This strikes to the heart of what the prison strike is supposed to point out. Certain companies (like private prisons and contractors who make money off of prisons) make profit out of people being in prisoned, so it is in their self interest to keep people, even people who are not dangerous to anyone in prison because it affects their bottom line. They then lobby politicians and the like to keep their place, get more funding, as well as lobby for legislation like mandatory minimums so they get a fresh supply of humans to exploit. So, it never was for the general public's interest, it's in the private interest of these corporations.