12.10.2013 - 01:25 [ AlterNet ]

2.3 Million Americans Rot in Prison – Meet the Corporations Exploiting Them for Profit

Global Tel* Link is one of five companies profiled in a new video series called “ Prison Profiteers,” a collaboration between Beyond Bars—a Brave New Films project—the ACLU, and The Nation. ( Visit thenation.com/prison-profiteers to view all the videos in this series) With 2.3 million people incarcerated in the United States, prisons are big business; the goal of the series is to expose the myriad ways people enrich themselves off crime and punishment.