cover of episode 34: Private Prisons: Where Prisoners Become Profit

34: Private Prisons: Where Prisoners Become Profit

2022/3/2
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The episode explores the origins of private prisons, linking their inception to the economic and social structures that perpetuated slavery in the United States. It highlights how private prisons in New Orleans emerged as a solution to the overflow of jails due to escaped enslaved people.

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At this very moment, there are a bunch of business owners and investors in the United States who profit off people being arrested and imprisoned. It doesn’t seem right and definitely doesn’t feel legal, yet here we are. Welcome to the shocking history of Private Prisons. Today, we talk about the all-American story about how capitalism kept slavery alive long after it was abolished. Plus we discuss how state and federal governments still use these horrible facilities today. 

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