>whereas the goal in America is vengeance and isolation Given the way American politics runs on lobbying, I'm inclined to lean towards the goal actually being

>whereas the goal in America is vengeance and isolation Given the way American politics runs on lobbying, I'm inclined to lean towards the goal actually being maximizing profits. This can appear in various ways: Private prisons lobbying for longer sentences, and service providers monopolizing service to prisoners to charge exorbitant rates: https://www.newyorker.com/business/currency/making-profits-on-the-captive-prison-market https://www.newyorker.com/business/currency/making-profits-o... Training voice AI on prisoner phone calls: https://boingboing.net/2019/01/30/prison-profiteering.html https://boingboing.net/2019/01/30/prison-profiteering.html Even profiteering on halfway houses: https://www.prisonlegalnews.org/news/2018/mar/6/cages-community-prison-profiteers-and-treatment-industrial-complex/ https://www.prisonlegalnews.org/news/2018/mar/6/cages-commun... And others. Just look up "prison profiteering" and you'll find endless examples.