The Prison Industry: How It Works and Who Profits. Tylek, Rises 9781620978399**

Name: The Prison Industry: How It Works and Who Profits. Tylek, Rises 9781620978399**
Brand: The New Press

The New Press

The Prison IndustryHow It Works and Who Profits\nAuthor(s): Bianca Tylek, Worth Rises\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: The New Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: The New Press\nISBN-13: 9781620978399, 978-1620978399\nSynopsis\nA meticulous expos of who profits from incarceration, culminating in a compelling case for abolition\nBased on years of research by the criminal justice organization Worth Risesbest known for campaigns that have revolutionized prison telecom and made prison and jail communication free in cities and states around the countryThe Prison Industry maps the range of ways in which private corporations, often with their government partners, make money off incarceration. It further details the gross extraction of wealth from incarcerated people and their families, who have been brutalized by overpolicing, mass incarceration, and mass surveillance.\n\nChapters on labor, telecom, healthcare, community corrections, and more explore the origin story of privatization for each se.