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We want to keep inmates comfortable. >> that's not what i thought. >> the private company is just one of many companies that profit from correctional institutions. last year, their revenue was an estimated $22 million, much of it from this industry. i'm starting to see why this $265 billion a year industry makes it so hard to change the system. >> basically the united states has done a good job of creating a self-perpetuating prisoner machine. one thing to look at is, their jobs depend on mass incarceration. sinclair lewis said it's hard to explain something to a man when his paycheck depends ...

$265 billion a year industry makes it so hard to change the system. >> basically the united states has done a good job of creating a self-perpetuating prisoner machine. their jobs depend on mass incarceration. sinclair lewis said it's hard to explain something to a man when his paycheck depends on him not understanding. >> to be fair, not just private companies. yearly $265 billion of our taxpayers money is for keeping prisons and jails going. wages are $38 billion a year, healthcare costs, $12.3 billion and $2 billion on food. as it is, with all profiteering factions -- >> why do you hate thi...

Much of it from this industry. i'm starting to see why this $265 billion a year industry makes it so hard to change the system. >> basically the united states has done a good job of creating a self-perpetuating prisoner machine. their jobs depend on mass incarceration. sinclair lewis said it's hard to explain something to a man when his paycheck depends on him not understanding. >> to be fair, not just private companies. yearly $265 billion of our taxpayers money is for keeping prisons and jails going. wages are $38 billion a year, healthcare costs, $12.3 billion and $2 billion on food. as it ...