Prison Profiteers Quotes

“On occasion, a story that is outrageous enough will wind its way into the public discourse; but one horror story represents a thousand more lurking behind the prison walls.”
― Tara Herivel, Prison Profiteers: Who Makes Money from Mass Incarceration

“As a result, GED, substance-abuse, and sex-offender programs are replaced by prison courses in “biblically based therapy sessions” and Christian sex-offender “cure” programs, with public dollars flowing into church coffers across the country.”
― Tara Herivel, Prison Profiteers: Who Makes Money from Mass Incarceration

“To ensure payment on the bonds, prison beds must be filled to capacity, creating a troubling relationship between state power, criminal justice, and private industry.”
― Tara Herivel, Prison Profiteers: Who Makes Money from Mass Incarceration

“The majority of the American anti-death-penalty movement opposes active state measures that lead to a convict’s death but for the most part supports death by incarceration as a humane alternative. The end result is the same: death at the hands of the state. It just takes longer.”
― Tara Herivel, Prison Profiteers: Who Makes Money from Mass Incarceration