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And capitalists profit off of both because phone calls and commissary are monopolostic contracts awarded by the state. Often to corporations who in turn lobby for harsher jail and prison sentences.
Plus, prisons and jails don’t build themselves. And often the medical services are outsourced to corporations, rather than being county or state employees.
Incarceration is big business. It doesn’t really matter who owns the prison or jail.
I do the excited info dump myself.
Was nice reading this exchange and not feeling like such a freak!