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Behind the Bastards

CHAPTER

Exploring Finance Tools in the Prison Industrial Complex

This chapter delves into Corey Doctorow's book, The Bessel, examining how finance tools impact incarcerated individuals. It discusses themes of self-employed forensic accountants and their alignment with the tech industry, touching on Catalina Island's history and its wealthy figure behind the gum empire. The narrative transitions to the private prison system, detailing the evolution of prisons and their impact on modern facilities, highlighting systemic changes affecting prisoners.

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