The Prison Industry
How It Works and Who Profits
Book • 2025
The Prison Industry: How It Works and Who Profits examines the corporations, shareholders, and private individuals profiting from mass incarceration, with a focus on the industry's exploitation.
It highlights the industry's impact on families, communities, and the economy, revealing the complex web of financial incentives driving incarceration rates.
The book also covers the role of technology, such as electronic monitoring and data collection, in perpetuating the cycle of incarceration.
It explores the impact of prison labor, the ethics of profiting from punishment, and strategies for dismantling the prison industry.
The book ultimately advocates for reform and abolition, calling for a more just and equitable approach to criminal justice.
It highlights the industry's impact on families, communities, and the economy, revealing the complex web of financial incentives driving incarceration rates.
The book also covers the role of technology, such as electronic monitoring and data collection, in perpetuating the cycle of incarceration.
It explores the impact of prison labor, the ethics of profiting from punishment, and strategies for dismantling the prison industry.
The book ultimately advocates for reform and abolition, calling for a more just and equitable approach to criminal justice.
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