Making money of course! Once you realise that the idea of jail is to make money for the people who run the jails it makes sense. It's not about public safety o

Making money of course! Once you realise that the idea of jail is to make money for the people who run the jails it makes sense. It's not about public safety or rehab or reintegration into society. It was always about making money. Jail operators have every incentive to keep inmates "dangerous" and encourage them to rescind once they get out, because then the prison gets a new customer. The only group who can "directly compete" with the prison industry is the death penalty industry. Because when an inmate is sent to death sentence, they can no longer be a customer for the prison industry.