1. Public Problem Private Gain
Prisons are being built in the United States at a rate never before seen. It has been said that because of the time it takes to fund, plan, and build a new prison, we are building prisons for today's fourth grader's. During childhood, most people are asked, "What do you want to be when you grow up?" If today's child's answer were a true representation of U.S. society, many would answer, "A corrections officer" or "A convict". With close to two million people behind bars across the nation, there is quite a bit of money to be made from the U.S. prison industry. ...
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