Tag: Prison-Industrial Complex

I’ve been tracking the corrupt Prison-Industrial Complex for awhile now.  Earlier posts alleged a catastrophic conflict of interest that permits private companies to run public prisons.  Well, it turns out that this conflict of interest is not the worst part.  The worst part is the supervisory failure by GEO prison…

Opprobrium was heaped upon me by various commenters for my post Arbeit Macht Frei  because I dared invoke the dreaded Nazi reference when talking about our Prison-Industrial Complex. Phil, I’ve read the very same rants ad nauseam. It’s not like you had any news to report. I usually enjoy your blog, I’m a…

Eisenhauer warned us about the Military-Industrial Complex.  He warned us that we would all become captive to the desires of a small number of companies.  Well, now we have another unholy public-private alliance to fear: The US Prison-Industrial Complex. Imagine my (non) surprise to learn that when you turn prisons…