The irony? The more impoverished people we incarcerate, the more the social fabric is stretched and torn. That is, the more poverty persists. The Poverty Indus

The irony? The more impoverished people we incarcerate, the more the social fabric is stretched and torn. That is, the more poverty persists. The Poverty Industrial Complex (i.e., law enforcement, gov agencies, non-profits) is quite content with a persistence of the status quo.