The prison-industrial complex is a phenomenon.

The prison-industrial complex is a phenomenon in which prisons are becoming a private industry aiming to make a profit. Recently, some Western states have turned over control of prison to private corporations. In order to make money, these corporate prisons are set up, and then filled with inmates to meet minimum quotas that the government signs on. This has resulted in over 2.3 million incarcerated Americans in 2016.

Corporations then exploit these prisoners for labour, by making them do manufacturing jobs for the army, and businesses, at extremely low wages. Victoria's Secret, Target, Starbucks, McDonalds, Honda, Wal-Mart, AT and T, Microsoft, Nike, Sprint, Intel, IBM, Texas Instruments, Macy's and Boeing are only a few of the major corporations that benefit from the prison-industrial complex. Corporate prisons also make...