Thursday, July 23, 2015

Private Prisons

Half the prison population is deemed no threat to society. So why are they in prison? So that private prisons can make more money?

https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2015/07/23/private-prison-lobbyists-raising-cash-hillary-clinton/

Frontline had an excellent documentary called "Prison State" which explored this issue. One woman spent a year in prison for skipping school. Her life in ruins as a result.

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/locked-up-in-america/

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