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 Originally Posted by OngBonga
Also, it's good for business having people locked up, if you're in the business of private prisons. I wonder if any American politicians own shares in any of these private prisons?
Dick Cheney does, I remember him getting in trouble when some prisoners were abused at private prisons he invested in but nothing came of that investigation. Whether individual politicians invest in private prisons isn't nearly as important as the fact that prison guard unions contribute so much money to politicians that support the war on drugs. They were a huge force against Prop 19 in California because if we stopped needlessly throwing drug users in jail then a lot of them would lose their jobs.
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