These private prison industries are so profitable they can afford to give millions in campaign donations to get legislation passed which is beneficial to them. They make an astonishing $3 billion dollars in profits annually.
And how do they make $3 billion dollar annual profit? The answer is they are trafficking in inmate slave labor. They offer the services of inmates from their facilities to Fortune 500 companies. Inmates earning 3 -12 cents per hour, replace salaries of American's who would normally earn $15-20 per hour for the same task. The $3 billion profit is the differential between a normal wage and the slave labor wage.
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“WHY GO TO INDONESIA FOR LABOR, WE ARE OFFERING YOU COMPETITIVE PRISON LABOR” | Ex-Offender Nation
