The Kind Of Prison You Really, Really, Really Don’t Want To Go To

Sure, criminals should be in jail. But if companies can make money when people get locked up, it creates a dangerous incentive. That’s not just bad for our rights and freedoms — it’s bad for all the reasons you’ll see below.

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Carolyn Silveira

Dec 3, 2013

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