Shocking Facts About America's For-Profit Prison Industry

Jail Cell. (Photo by Gerry Dincher)

Private prisons have deals with states that 'guarantee' private prisons 100% occupancy (Hmm.. guess how states can guarantee that - Stop and Frisk?). If states can't fulfill the 100% occupancy promise, tax payers are forced to pay for empty beds. And that's just the beginning.

By Beth Buczynski
As long as their have been human societies, there have been criminals. Despite the best efforts of lawmakers and religions, humans can’t be trusted to do the right thing, even when we’re aware of the consequences. The prison system used to be a last resort, a place you sent people when other forms of punishment were ineffective. Now it’s grown into something much darker, and even less rehabilitative.

Unbeknownst to many, the prison system has become a for-profit business in which inmates are the product–a system that has shocking similarities to another human-based business from America’s past: slavery.

Continue Reading...