Prison Profiteers
Who Makes Money Off Mass Incarceration
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Prison Profiteers: Who Makes Money Off Mass Incarceration is an edited collection that investigates the economic interests driving the U.S.
prison system.
Edited by Paul Wright and Tara Herivel, the book compiles essays and reports detailing how corporations, private contractors, and government entities profit from incarceration policies.
Contributors document practices across sectors—construction, telecommunications, healthcare, and commissary services—highlighting systemic incentives to maintain high incarceration rates.
The anthology situates these profit motives within broader social and political histories, arguing that economic interests shape punitive practices.
It serves as a critical resource for activists and researchers concerned with criminal-justice reform and prison abolition.
prison system.
Edited by Paul Wright and Tara Herivel, the book compiles essays and reports detailing how corporations, private contractors, and government entities profit from incarceration policies.
Contributors document practices across sectors—construction, telecommunications, healthcare, and commissary services—highlighting systemic incentives to maintain high incarceration rates.
The anthology situates these profit motives within broader social and political histories, arguing that economic interests shape punitive practices.
It serves as a critical resource for activists and researchers concerned with criminal-justice reform and prison abolition.
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