“How many times have such meetings been held throughout American history? How many times have men. be they private prison executives or convict lessees, gotten together to perform this ritual? They sit in company headquarters or legislative offices, far from their prisons or labor camps, and craft stories that soothe their consciences. They convince themselves, with remarkable ease, that they are in the business of punishment because it makes the world better, not because it makes them rich.” PrisonCorporate GreedPrisons In America Book:American Prison: A Reporter's Undercover Journey into the Business of Punishment Source: American Prison: A Reporter's Undercover Journey into the Business of Punishment
“When I get home, I draw a bath. I pour a glass of wine, then another, and another. I try to empty my mind. Inside me there is a prison guard and a former prisoner and they are fighting with each other, and I want them to stop.” PrisonPrisonersPrisons In America Book:American Prison: A Reporter's Undercover Journey into the Business of Punishment Source: American Prison: A Reporter's Undercover Journey into the Business of Punishment