#12: Private Prisons

The Entry Level Left Podcast

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1:00: What is a private prison? When and why did they appear in America?

2:41: What policies mark the development of the modern prison system?

10:35: What is the prison industrial complex?

19:30: Who are the major entities responsible for the private prison system?

28:05 What are the priorities of private prisons?

31:30: What are some arguments in favor of private prisons?

42:10: What are some arguments against private prisons?

43:00: G4S https://bit.ly/1hJm3IO

43:30: CoreCivic https://bit.ly/2ST6lhZ

44:00: GeoGroup https://bit.ly/2K7rMJf

49:30: How has the profit motive of private prisons affected the working class?

52:00: Wayfair Walkout protest https://cnb.cx/2LPZFPZ

53:00: R.A.I.C.E.S https://bit.ly/2AMfvHA

58:50: 5 Links article by Hannah K. Gold https://bit.ly/2YffBTf

59:00: The New Jim Crow https://bit.ly/1wDCBHj

59:03: For Profit Imprisonment article by Andrea Jones https://bit.ly/2Yz0wXY

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