Powerful. Stay the course. There should be a balance between punishment and redemption in the prison system. The goal of incarceration should be correction and recovery. But the profit for corporations that own prisons is in long sentences, low costs and high recidivism. The public is unaware and largely ignorant. You are educating us.
Capitalism. Also much of “prison” like what we know it today was the plantation, of course. Slavery starts to break down and the fugitive Slave law lays the foundation for today’s police state which also feeds into capitalist greed in its dance with mass incarceration. I loved reading all your analysis of early America. Thank you.
What saddens and frightens me is how it’s about to get worse… not only the number of private prisons and detention centers that are being planned and built, but that Americans are investing in them, making money off them. Commonly used retirement funds have private prison corporations in their portfolios. That to me is what will make it harder to end this inhumanity.
I have written about this, Shaun, and you're so correct. If you have a 401k, it's almost a guarantee that you are invested in prison profit. There are ways to divest, though. I've done it. Number one: call your fund manager or financial advisor and request to divest in all Vanguard. They are one of the biggest prison investors, after Blackrock. You can ask to have your funds searched for prison profit but you have to know what you're looking for (so much of it is hidden). Read more about prison profit here too: https://www.blacksheepmom.com/p/confession-10-pt-2-coffee-is-life
Powerful. Stay the course. There should be a balance between punishment and redemption in the prison system. The goal of incarceration should be correction and recovery. But the profit for corporations that own prisons is in long sentences, low costs and high recidivism. The public is unaware and largely ignorant. You are educating us.
Thank you for always reading and encouraging. It helps me to keep going.
Capitalism. Also much of “prison” like what we know it today was the plantation, of course. Slavery starts to break down and the fugitive Slave law lays the foundation for today’s police state which also feeds into capitalist greed in its dance with mass incarceration. I loved reading all your analysis of early America. Thank you.
Thank you for reading, and for being in this space. So grateful to connect with you!
Bridget, I'm so sorry, just so sorry about all that has been lost, taken. It is heartbreaking. I hope there are good things to come for him as well.
I’m sharing this on some other platforms.
What saddens and frightens me is how it’s about to get worse… not only the number of private prisons and detention centers that are being planned and built, but that Americans are investing in them, making money off them. Commonly used retirement funds have private prison corporations in their portfolios. That to me is what will make it harder to end this inhumanity.
I have written about this, Shaun, and you're so correct. If you have a 401k, it's almost a guarantee that you are invested in prison profit. There are ways to divest, though. I've done it. Number one: call your fund manager or financial advisor and request to divest in all Vanguard. They are one of the biggest prison investors, after Blackrock. You can ask to have your funds searched for prison profit but you have to know what you're looking for (so much of it is hidden). Read more about prison profit here too: https://www.blacksheepmom.com/p/confession-10-pt-2-coffee-is-life