Although, the existence of this does create the prison industrial complex. It also drives things like mandatory minimums, the drug war, and other negative aspec

Although, the existence of this does create the prison industrial complex. It also drives things like mandatory minimums, the drug war, and other negative aspects of US law. Because there is a financial incentive for convictions and incarceration, more laws with prison as the sentence are made. Lobbyists from major corporations often support these laws, and then purchase the labor from the prisons.