I was not clear: I agree with you. Selling off the prisoner's labor is a minor source of income for the private prison operators (basically bonus revenue); most of their revenue indeed comes from the state.
I don't believe incarceration for labor is much of an arrest motivator any more. I think the primary motivation in the US is some sort of punitive cruelty.
Historically the point of incarceration has changed with fashion (and technology of course).
I don't believe incarceration for labor is much of an arrest motivator any more. I think the primary motivation in the US is some sort of punitive cruelty.
Historically the point of incarceration has changed with fashion (and technology of course).