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Economics

The Prison-Industrial Complex and the Criminalization of Poverty

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In 2022, the United States had over 1.9 million people in prisons and jails, and private prison companies like CoreCivic and GEO Group reported billions in revenue while operating with locked-in contracts that guarantee high occupancy rates.

Why this is interesting

You might think prisons exist to stop crime, but what if some of them are actually businesses that need a steady supply of prisoners? What does that mean for the criminal justice system, especially for people living in poverty?