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The US prison system is actually an industrialized slavery system for US corporations. I do not have the data/link, but I heard from trusted source that some o
by rokhayakebe 11y ago
The US prison system is actually an industrialized slavery system for US corporations.
I do not have the data/link, but I heard from trusted source that some of the companies that build and operate prisons require states to guarantee maximum occupancy before they build a new jail.
- jeffmould 11y agoNot sure why you are being downvoted here, but this is a true statement. Most private prison corporations have occupancy clauses in their contract that mandate either (a) 100%+ occupancy before building a new prison, or (b) in place of occupancy the state can elect to pay a higher premium per inmate. The US legal system is built on fulfilling the occupancy rates to avoid the higher fees. http://www.inthepublicinterest.org/article/criminal-how-lockup-quotas-and-low-crime-taxes-guarantee-profits-private-prison-corporations http://www.inthepublicinterest.org/article/criminal-how-lock...
- rokhayakebe 11y agoNot sure why you are being downvoted here Me neither. HN. Here are some additional links: http://www.motherjones.com/mojo/2013/09/private-prisons-occupancy-quota-cca-crime http://www.motherjones.com/mojo/2013/09/private-prisons-occu..., http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/19/private-prison-quotas_n_3953483.html http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/19/private-prison-quot...