How does this stand up to the recent investigations on major corporations utilizing prison labor? What about groups like Texas correctional industries? Private companies profit from the regular services provided by prisons from food, healthcare, telecommunications, security, programming and more. While I do agree that this “new slavery” theory does not get at the root of the impetus for mass incarceration - I believe it is a useful point of discussion to draw attention to the financial exploitation experienced by incarcerated people and their families.
How does this stand up to the recent investigations on major corporations utilizing prison labor? What about groups like Texas correctional industries? Private companies profit from the regular services provided by prisons from food, healthcare, telecommunications, security, programming and more. While I do agree that this “new slavery” theory does not get at the root of the impetus for mass incarceration - I believe it is a useful point of discussion to draw attention to the financial exploitation experienced by incarcerated people and their families.