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EPISODE · May 9, 2018 · 56 MIN

Prison Industrial Complex

from Conspiracy Theories · host Spotify Studios

Over the past two decades, private prisons have increased exponentially to accommodate the rising incarceration rate. But many people wonder: Were the number of private prisons built as a response to the rising incarceration rate…or were they the cause of it?  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Over the past two decades, private prisons have increased exponentially to accommodate the rising incarceration rate. But many people wonder: Were the number of private prisons built as a response to the rising incarceration rate…or were they the cause of it?  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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