Prisons for Profit: 18 Months in the Life of the Nation's First Prison Sold for Profit

[@ReadingInRedding]

You know what's even more deplorable than the facts provided in this excellent video??? THE FACT THAT LESS THAN 20K PEOPLE HAVE WATCHED IT!!!!!!!!

[@c.l.freeman7654]

yay, problem solved by 268

[@adelaidemarie]

Cameron Santiago now it is more people but I Do get your point. People just can’t be bothered, if the See they feel guilty And feel nothing can be done anyway because in this world humans are fodder for the rich.

[@eobo1]

U know the other problem "COCAINE!!"

[@oldfan1963]

As economist Richard Wolff noted, "Americans don't like to hear about unpleasant things." Capitalism is not working. Can't we try something new?

[@marlowp5234]

our silence and ignorance allows people to do this to our loved ones and nation

[@suzetteburr]

I worked at Lake Erie Correctional Institution for over nine years as an RN. Prior to CCA purchase of the facility it was owned by the state of Ohio and privately managed by a company called, Management and Training Corporation, or MTC. That company was for profit as well but did a very good job in every area that CCA has failed in. We always had high marks during inspections, had many many programs designed to decrease recidivism of inmates, and we had a medical department which was computerized and efficient. When CCA came in, everything went south, everything. The fact that medical went from computers to assist with passing medications in a camp of over seventeen hundred inmates, back to huge book bound printed paper sheets which had to be physically signed by a nurse with each dose, was truly the least of our problems. The change in protocol to which the officers were able to respond to inmate disturbances caused a huge problem with security and increased fighting in the camp. I suppose our officers began to look about as effective to inmates as the soldiers on the seventies show, F Troop. It quickly became a dangerous situation. I don't miss working for CCA at all.

[@anonanon5954]

+Suzette Burr Shut up you st upid bitch!

[@Reeally3]

You fucking piece of shit! Sold your fucking soul basically for a damn check! Bitch!

[@neptune9961]

WOW!! I had no idea what a for profit prison actually is, always assumed they were better than government run ones. So informative, thanks!

[@Omenxiiii]

In my state people are getting heavier and heavier charges for less and less crimes. I am currently in the system, my life is completely ruined because of greed

[@tulsatombob2769]

There needs to be a class action law suite to close these 'prisons for profit' down, and prosecute the criminal politicians and corporate bosses that voted for these hell houses.

[@TheInsaiyan]

whats so bad about prison labour? I humilates Human rights? so what, if you Kill, murder, torture, rape, mentaly/phyisicaly abuse another Human being you have lost your Status as a human and therefore you should be either killed or Slave material. Its just cold and rational. And thats what the world seems to lack. Only emotional kids running around defending thugs, druglords, rapist or killing people themselve just because things dont go their way. Go PFP!

[@peanutbutterbruce3640]

Kaiserlicher König Fuck you, its not rational in the slightest, these faculties damage people beyond repair making small petty criminals into hardend criminals. Poisoning the community, and costing tax payers way too much. And for what? For this rape and drug filled horror house. Nobody deserves to be treated like this, its cruel and ineffective. Liking these doesn't make you cold and rational. It just makes you a sociopath, or just stupid and violent.

[@adelaidemarie]

Kaiserlicher König Your brain has been washed. Many people in our system didn’t even commit the crimes they we’re convicted of. Apparently they Needed to fill these places up so they railroaded us and Some of us ended up in Their dirty hands and You have fallen for Their Dirty lies. May god have mercy

[@kristinlee9485]

Oh bull. If these prisons are raking in cash it's 100% the fault of these LOSER criminals who keep coming back. If you choose a life of crime you have no one to blame but yourself and I think people SHOULD laugh all the way to the bank on account of their dumb asses

[@kristinlee9485]

@@TheInsaiyan I AGREE!

[@Hotshotter3000]

Slavery never ended in the US. It just changed form.

[@jmagana166]

The 13th Amendment allows for such a punishment while incarcerated. Learn you laws human...

[@sarainrheallife]

@@jmagana166 13th amendment.... is unjust

[@JP-en6cn]

So right a lot of people think it ended how sad

[@spwan10]

This maybe a 2year old comments but it's so ridiculously stupid. I guess we should free Murders and Rapist right?. Think before u speak. Modern day slavery is human sex/labor trafficking. N they arnt criminals who got caught doing dirt

[@tomking7080]

@@spwan10 99.9% of private prisons are for low level inmates. Mostly DUI and drug possession charges. Sending addicts to a place where drugs are rampant isn’t helping anyone. I agree that murderers,rapists,pedophiles should be locked up because they are dangers to the community. Addiction is a medical issue and not a incarceration issue and should be treated as such. For the United States supposedly being “the land of the free” we have the highest incarceration rate of any country in the world. Bigger than China and they have four times the population.

[@jessyc4092]

Profiting on prisoners is a severe conflict of interest in our justice system, this shit needs to be banned.

[@JohnDoe-gm5qr]

It is why we have so many laws. They lobbied for a lot of those laws so they could lock more people up. That way they make more profit. It is 100% disgusting the way they treat people and it is all because of greed.

[@robertbobinis6486]

Jessy C we are a third world country as long as we have prisons for profete

[@adelaidemarie]

Jessy C I hear ice has gone for-profit

[@randy109]

The USA made some serious errors when it came to "contracting out" their Prison systems. The Bottom Line and Profit Motive quickly lost sight of any kind of rehabilitation of inmates. They don't want guys to "go straight", they want REPEAT CUSTOMERS just like any profit motivated business. Why rehabilitate if it cuts your Stock Value? "Conflict of Interest", to say the least...

[@jeremianlastly7668]

randy109 And yet trump is quoted as saying we need more privatization of our prisons because from what's he's seen they work much better. What a fucking train wreck. America is doomed with this fucking orangutan at the helm. He's either steering us into another major war (probably Iran) or into a major recession.

[@JohnDoe-gm5qr]

Damn right they made a serious mistake. It is CCA and other private corporations that are responsible for us having too many laws. They want more catch all laws so they can bring people in for more offenses. What they do is lobby to pass more laws. Some of them are ridiculous laws that serve only a vague purpose and are laws regarding things that were once not illegal. The only things that should be illegal are defrauding, harming or killing, libeling or slandering someone and nothing else. It is because of those laws and the incentives for these corporations to keep people locked up that the USA has more people incarcerated than any other nation.

[@stickjr.3715]

randy109 I'm gonna assume you have never been to prison. for you to even say rehabilitate in the same sentence as prison is %100 wrong and a damn shame if that's what the general public thinks. it's the exact opposite of rehabilitation. trust me. if your not strong minded. you will come out broken and worse off for sure

[@JohnDoe-gm5qr]

I hear that they never really rehabilitate anyone. I can't vouch for that but that is the rumor.

[@carlitogarcia-lavin8494]

Just like Drug Rehabs. All these places prey upon those who struggle. Granted if you process the information and system given to you while in either a Drug Rehab or Private Owned Prison you will come out changed for the better. But subliminally everything they teach in Drug Rehabs and everything they let slide with little to low consequences or over the top punishment is to brain wash you and/or groom you to leave the facility with the mindset to relapse and commit crimes. I always noticed in Drug Rehabs that they always focused on relapse, basiclly saying thats all youll ever think about and try to teach you "how to cope" but in those learnings are subliminal grooming to only think to relapse when you leave. In Prison its the same, the programs that they RARELY EVER HAVE, when they do have them theyre grooming the inmates to believe that all they'll ever do when released is think about and commit crimes. Its sick that they intentionally ensure that they'll have "repeat customers"... Disgusting.

[@gunnerri4636]

Sad thing is Lake Erie is still the same way to this day...

[@TheF1nalResistance]

I like that inverted star on the satellite view of the prison. It fits.

[@iPlayWithFireYT]

LoL internal problems? It's not a problem because it's what they want. Keep them in the same environment and addicted so when they leave they repeat the same mistake. I mean it's circular as hell.

[@AprilWatters]

This is the Economic Hitmen John Perkins writes and speaks about

[@jaymulligan7391]

And so the most relevant question of all. How much money do you think the privatized prison is going to spend to "rehabilitate" their prisoners? The reality is just the opposite! Rehabilitate!!!!! Hell no. Make the prisoners more bitter and angry. Don't train them in any job skills or help them with an education so when they're released they're out casts and will be welcomed back the next time for an even longer sentence. Our country has lost it's moral compass.

[@r.i.prepresentativesofthei2028]

thank you and it's done mainly the minorities

[@r.i.prepresentativesofthei2028]

thank you and it's done mainly to the minorities

[@frankierusso543]

I did two years there then leveled up to a 3 and they moved me to Youngstown NEOCC wich is also cca

[@ktms1188]

Why not for profit Judges now too? You get a bonus for every person you convict. Should be a fair trial right?

[@rcdune7132]

I know a few people that did time in Lake Erie and everything I just heard in this video is the same exact thing I heard from those same people. I heard a story of some defenseless guy getting his head stomped in over a goddamn ramen noodle pack!

[@allenjohnson4043]

Lake Erie has never been run by the state. They contracted it out to MTC, before it was sold to CCA

[@L33tProductions]

Good documentary but are the road signs photoshopped? At 0:43, 6:51, 10:28, 19:17

[@НиколайБеликов-ц5б]

I don't think so.

[@randy109]

Whenever you "Contract Out" almost any job that requires any level of professionalism and experience Look Out! I have worked as a DoD guard for over 35 years and seen it happen in my Profession. Currently we have at our Facility a standard that can not be reached by some poor schmuck willing to work for $12 an hour with no benefits. Our current team are ALL ex-cop, ex-military or equivalent experience level with some College (we mostly expect to see a minimum of 35 college units on the application). We pay enough and have great benefits so guys will actually stay on the job for 15+ years and treat it as a "career" and not just a "job". The difference is huge. I went through the Police Academy and got medical training at the EMT level AND got two Degrees from local College and University just to qualify for Sergeant. My 35 years experience can not be "purchased". If this job just paid $12 an hour without benefits a guy who is truly qualified will not stay more than the time it takes to find a better paying job with benefits. "Contracting Out" has proven to be an epic failure whenever applied to anything above basic Janitorial Services and even then you attract more thieves and incompetent people. My nephew is a Correctional Officer at a Maximum Security Prison about 50 miles from our town and he is ultra-professional with 8+ years on the job. Replace him with some guy getting $15 an hour with little or no benefits and you are asking for trouble, BIG TIME...

[@mattguzda853]

there's incentive to keep Americans in debt and keep them there.there's incentive to make and keep up laws on the drug war (despite the fact the biggest abuse of drugs are those made by American pharmaceutical companies) . and there's incentive to incarcerate as many Americans as possible . this is modern slavery

[@uhclem]

When you're a recovering addict, you might be around people using drugs. If you've recovered you resist. No other choice.

[@Themadscientist1969]

After personally spending years in a CCA owned facility therewas always--plenty of drugs--check, plenty of incompetence--check, tobacco in non smoking facilities--check, fatalities due to lack of medical care--check. Even witnessed inmates die after fights!--Staff impregnated by inmates etc. That corporation is a clown show at best.. Shit quality food... There was a few workers who cared (or appeared to), but the rest were smuggling in contraband, abusing inmates, or women with the"I'M incharge of you evil men--and here is your payback" syndrome.. KY finally got rid of CCA.. Best move they could have done--before the riots broke out and they were burned down!!! CCA sucks and should be shut down everywhere!!! (notice they changed names in 2016? why?---such a bad reputation... Even the ACA was on their payroll when inspection time came annually.. As a former inmate/maintenence worker, there was no way they could pass any inspection with high scores..without the ACA in their pocket.. (Marion Adjustment Center in Marion KY)

[@unnamedchannel1237]

Why have music overlay While people talk just silly

[@rosiehinesley1508]

Indiana's private prisons are just $$$$$$ too! Poor medical, dental, food service and security is the norm. Prisons should be only under the state or federal control with accountablity.

[@DocUnstopped]

I don’t feel bad for a single one of these people

[@tomroberts2135]

you will when they live next to you and have never been rehabilitated

[@ineluctablefate4436]

hate to see anyone in a terrible situation, but on the flipside, try respecting the rule of law, it's not that fucking hard and you won't end up in prison. The bottom line is, people fail themselves. Learn to take responsibility for yourself and respect yourself as others. That's the foundation of a stable, livable, community.

[@deadcell1]

That's the issue.. If everyone obeyed the law the privatize prison system will be out of business, but they won't allow that to happen. They'll lobby politicians to employ stiffer prison sentences for petty crimes and create new laws to imprison more people.

[@lilmolens5160]

The man who allowed this prison to exist ran for president. And people liked him.

[@jkacz9466]

America is a corporation!! I agree with your assessment completely .

[@BobanOrlovic]

The government is paying a business to do it's job, if they fail and don't get punished, that's the government's fault.

[@reazallykhan]

And the business is owned by politicians who’s in the government.

[@preairele1910]

So the more people that obey the laws the more strict and corrupt the laws will become

[@msimmons2]

Preair Ele you nailed it! Just like when the public got trained to wear their seatbelts and cops needed new reasons to pull you over and say they smell weed. They won’t care till it’s their kids.

[@TheresaGodsey]

I did 2 years there it was the worst inmate control prison I ever seen drugs extortion sex Iv dug use gangs I'm glad I don't have to ever go back

[@christinejones8654]

What products are made in this prison? I will not buy them.

[@allenjohnson4043]

Zero. Lake Erie has no programs like that.

[@AprilWatters]

The citizen's of this country should Sue the Government ,, period!

[@Gg-iw7yl]

The government puts you there and a private company is put in charge of you very strange

[@michaelspoto8720]

somethings should not be profit driven. Healthcare, education, and prison.

[@schabetc]

Great documentary; its credibility is diminished by the ditsy "music" that accompanies the video.

[@TheChrisgojai]

Why do I never get to go to these jails no one ever offers to get me high whenever I went to a jail Just like I never had one of those teachers that want to sleep with you you know it’s a hot one that usually lived in Florida and always slept with the kid that had to go complain about it if I was a 12-year-old I had that happen to me I would’ve been so grateful

[@checkerzzzgaminghi6523]

Never steal federal Money threw these prison s all over USA These keep popping up on my phone

[@spwan10]

19:47 lmao did u miss what we did to native American in the founding of stole land. Its actually the most American thing n doesn't surprise me a bit.

[@JohnDoe-gm5qr]

The prisons mentioned in this video are in Ohio but I have a feeling that it is more than just Ohio.

[@williamsauls2648]

Aye. Y’all let my man know that this is the AMERICAN WAY! Y’all like this

[@redshift3345]

*Yahshua (Jesus) The Messiah Saves.* We are praying for every single one of you. Time for this blasphemous, evil, sinful, twisted, corrupted, perverted world, is RUNNING OUT, FAST. Peace and love, and prayers, TJ & Mercy x

[@4BrycesBattle]

Please pray for my son in prison. He's deteriorating 💔

[@redshift3345]

@@4BrycesBattle Your son is being prayed for. We will continue to pray for you and all of your loved ones. Peace and love, T&M x

[@adelaidemarie]

We Never should have allowed this.

[@Nunyabeezwax2024]

John Kasich? Uh oh

[@zkarr0driguez836]

Go after the stockholders make them liable and make him pay.

[@jmagana166]

If people thought that they could have an easy life in Prison, why would they care if they are incarcerated or not...

[@larrycarhee1597]

i was poisoned in prison and the cops did nothing called aclu

[@CypherusMcClain]

This country's government disgusts me. I am ashamed to be a part of this society.

[@100consciouseternallightho6]

Cypherus I agree. The lack of money is the only thing that stops me from living on a boat away from everybody.

[@smittylikesto]

the one dude looks like mark hamill

[@clintr9515]

I don't care if these places are for-profit or funded by tax money. I'm just glad that these 'individuals' aren't in society. Life can get rough, yes, but you have to be a man and continue treating others with respect.

[@monicaacosta-zamora718]

U don't have a clue as to what is going on. The US government and law enforcement agencies selective prosecution of minorities as they only troll in minority neighborhoods in order to supply the prisons for profit industry fueled by Congressional mandate using the excuse of the war on drugs and national security to round up the indigenous people to fill the quotas in the prisons for profit industry fueled by Congressional mandate.

[@r.i.prepresentativesofthei2028]

uneducated

[@apasterizer6614]

my son was in one of these prisons what is said in this video is 100% true.Just like big corp. they dont give a crap about the people

[@100consciouseternallightho6]

pasterizering kills the good stuff. You can find articles about how prisons are an extension of eugenics which hitler liked a lot which he got from america. America is in the depopulation plan of killing 95% of us. First they make as money as they can off of us, then they kill us. Better find out that death is a lie, too, first. Read the book "Hands of Light" written by the physicist Barbara Brennan. Death has always been a lie.

[@christopherlewis6886]

Cca doesn’t save states money! Get your facts right

[@dabzprincess92]

LOMFAO SHE SAYS HOW HAVE THINGS BEEN GOING? YEP THAT SUMS IT UP FOR REALZ CORRUPT ASF

[@zacharyvalloric9076]

Alarming sickening profiting off people misery they gonna burn in hell for sure

[@Tigrillo214]

Stupid music made me not finish watching this

[@downsouth333]

The family has some weird thinking

[@davecooper5014]

maybe that woman and her kids will get the blessing of him overdosing in prison. he will do nothing but destroy then further. he needs to die and she can find a new guy

[@Aa-vu4li]

when its a white having an addiction, yea its bad but all ppl are suffering. should be fair to see humans. because all ppl have blood in vains. and everyone has a life and a probability of death. no matter the race

[@yashagar4443]

And they say india is backward.

[@udayveerbhadauria1659]

We have a better democracy in India than this place, at any rate.

[@grindethiksmedia1644]

Its definitely the American way

[@SteveSCharlestonSC]

stay out of prison

[@willbearheart7919]

I keep getting job offers from here. Think I'll give it a pass.

[@jonboi9566]

A THOUGHT ON INCARCERATING NON-VIOLENT OFFENDERS (drugs,mild psychological, theft etc) IF YOU READ ALL OF THS PROPS write something or even just a . lol I am not advocating free help for us who got OURSELVES into these problems. i worked my ass off and payed my way through fixing my own problems and making amends with the people i hurt. but i think there is simply more sense less even than a right for addicts less fortunate to receive rehabilitation so more people can become productive members of society again pay more into the system and in turn reduce the humungous WASTE our taxes are swallowed on prisons that are hugely private corporations. the business needs a fundamental change. it would be cheaper due to reduction of imprisioned individuals. it is a FOR PROFIT PRISON SYSTEM in america. never forget that. i love my country im very non radical docile kind of a liberal pansy when it comes to empathy but also a republican when i talk to librals. besides rehabilitataion is already geared towards profiting from services for many companies in america. if i owned a prison rebranding my prison into a rehabilitation center for drug offenders and addicts (instead of jail) and make THEM pay for it and staff parts of the operation. treating people like humans can offer suprising results if enough stimulus is present. this being work, exercise, books, nature. prisons could become literal self sustaining complexes with gardens and fields growing food by the rehabilitees(inmates). as wel as the other facilities along with wardens. the disarmament of severe conditions created in american jails and prisons as demonstrated by the standford prison experiment indicates that less need for aggressive tactics will be required. remember these are drug addicts, first few offenses. these people are like you and me. because I was THE most normal person before my life turned upside down and i deside to make it worse. until i grew some balls and dug myself out. I think giving these people what they so desperately need is a better idea to lock them away and releasing a prison dog who knows nothing but jail and prison ettiquete is supposed to ever be rehabilitated. people who smoke weed go to jail and prison for years and come out extremely damaged individuals. they become fractured, aggressive and often are worse far worse off and geared towards further criminal behavior as a result. we are not combating crime in america or are on a war on drugs. we are effectively BREEDING criminals.

[@kristinlee9485]

We all know who we can ultimately thank for this: CRIMINALS. It's pretty pathetic to see huge buildings full of grown men who can't get a grip on their damn lives and then blame everyone else. Any prisoner who's disgusted with all the money these private prisons generate should keep his ass out of trouble, otherwise he's voluntarily making them rich

[@kristinlee9485]

@Christopher Janko I am a grown up. I'm not some loser in prison. I'm guessing you've been in the slammer since you seem to be taking this personally

[@njharryc]

modern day slavery. prisons for profit what could go wrong

[@dart336]

I'm pro private prisons as long as its run properly and ethically. i also believe we should stop sending people to prison over non violent crimes. people are going to go to prison every day regardless, if private companies want to ease the financial burden then let them. clearly however this prison is not helping the burden and needs better management

[@100consciouseternallightho6]

dart You don't know that all the presidents and politicians in america are a part of a mafia to kill us. They are the ones that belong in prisons.

[@unnamedchannel1237]

The issue is law enforcement have quota and kickbacks from these companies that run the prisons

[@JodiZander]

IF YOU DELETE MY COMMENT I WON'T STOP OR BACK DOWN

[@RETRO_BELL]

More people will watch Taylor swift videos just today than ppl who will ever watch this video. :-(

[@AwesomeMiles8]

Greed.

[@FlyGuyDrec]

Black people been trying to tell y'all this for yearss

[@annahoran2580]

Ummm.. Your man and son was ROBBING HOUSE'S.. THATS CRIME lady and dad..

[@arnibah]

MASSAGE TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLEIf you want your children to stay out of prison, bring them up in Islam.

[@moderation5591]

Yeah then they'll get killed, deported, or mysteriously disappear.

[@arnibah]

The Nation of Islam has no history of killing anyone,making people disappear or it's members being deported.You should have googled "Nation of Islam" before you made your statement and you wouldn't have made it.This proves that you are brain washed.How can I prove it? Google "Nation of Islam" and see what you come up with.

[@r.i.prepresentativesofthei2028]

+arnibah vanst excuse me the Qur'an clearly talks about conquering lands and having sex slaves.

[@r.i.prepresentativesofthei2028]

***** why is this Chomo talking?