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Prison Industrial Complex

Season 3 · Episode 1 · Apr 8, 2022

The episode argues that modern criminal justice systems in countries like the United States form a “prison industrial complex,” where government agencies and private companies are financially and politically incentivized to expand incarceration through policing, sentencing laws, probation systems, and prison labor. It links the rise of mass incarceration to policies like the War on Drugs, mandatory minimum sentencing, and privatization, while also presenting the opposing view that incarceration trends are more strongly driven by broader crime patterns and policy choices, and highlighting ongoing debates about reform, rehabilitation, and abolition.

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The Pyramid of Power

TV Series

202126m

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Prison Industrial Complex

Season 3 · Episode 1 · Apr 8, 2022

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