If we went back to the imprisonment rate we had in the early '70s, something like four out of five people employed… — Eugene Jarecki Copy Share Image
Private-sector firms are increasingly active in the prison industry and they and the militantly unionized correctional officers, almost all unskilled labor, constantly… — Conrad Black Copy Share Image
“The world of the Takers is one vast prison, and except for a handful of Leavers scattered across the world, the entire… — Daniel Quinn Copy Share Image
Privatizing bits of the prison industry was a step in the right direction, but what we didn't have - until recently -… — Thomas Frank Copy Share Image
Legalized drugs would cause dislocations in the US economy - the prison industry for example and tens of billions spent annually on… — Charles Bowden Copy Share Image
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