The Perverse Incentives of Private Prisons – SOME MORE NEWS

Hi. In today’s episode, we look at private prisons and how the profit motive makes the Prison Industrial Complex even worse than it already is, which is very. Very even worse. This is Part 1 in our series looking at how the Profit Motive creates bizarre and often grotesque incentives that push industries to do the opposite of what they should. Get your BETTER THINGS ARE NECESSARY AND POSSIBLE merch here: Check out our new compilation series, CODY COMPS here: Please fill out our SURVEY: Check out our new series SOME THIS! - Support us on our PATREON: Check out our MERCH STORE: SUBSCRIBE to SOME MORE NEWS: Executive Producer - Katy Stoll (@KatyStoll). Written and Directed by Will Gordh (@will_gordh). Edited by John Conway (@Conway_East). Graphics by F. Clint DeNisco. Head Writer - David Christopher Bell (@MovieHooligan). Producer - Jonathan Harris (@countrycaravan). Researcher - Marco Siler-Gonzales (@mijo_marco). Associate Producer - Quincy Tucker (@quincyrashard). Subscribe to the Even More News and SMN audio podcasts here: Apple Podcasts: Spotify: Stitcher: Chapters: 00:00 - Introduction 03:22 - Where Did The Private Prison Industry Come From? 16:25 - Private Prisons Don’t Promote Public Safety 25:54 - Who Exactly Are The Customers Of Private Prisons? 28:40 - The Prison Industrial Complex is Incentivized To Cut Costs and Imprison People 40:47 - The Prison Industrial Complex Always Finds A Way To Profit 45:13 - We Should Make A World Where The Prison Industrial Complex Doesn’t Exist Sources: Stop wasting time and start saving money when you use to mail and ship. Sign up with promo code MORENEWS for a special offer that includes a 4-week trial, plus free postage and a digital scale. No long-term commitments or contracts. Get an immune-supporting FREE 1 year supply of Vitamin D AND 5 free travel packs with your first purchase if you visit and try AG1 today. Wildgrain is the first bake-from-frozen box for artisanal bread. Plus they have amazing rolls, pastries, and even handmade pastas. Sign up at and, for a limited time, you can get $30 off the first box PLUS free croissants in every box. Boll & Branch sheets aren’t just buttery, breathable and impossibly comfortable: they get softer with every wash. Get 15% off your first set of sheets when you use promo code MORENEWS at .