Something's really wrong with this article - lack of an economic angle. Prisons in the US are an enormous private business, with free labor. (i.e. http://www.un

Something's really wrong with this article - lack of an economic angle. Prisons in the US are an enormous private business, with free labor. (i.e. http://www.unicor.gov/about/faqs/top_ten/index.cfm http://www.unicor.gov/about/faqs/top_ten/index.cfm) Another problem is the silly/cruel "three strikes" laws, which might put someone in jail for life for stealing a loaf of bread out of hunger.