First Contract for Complete Privatization of Prison (6 gen 1984 anni – 6 gen 1984 anni)
Descrizione:
Increased use of incarceration during War on Drugs, as a result private businesses saw an opportunity for expansion. In 1984, the Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) was awarded a contract to take over operation of a facility in Tennessee. The privatization of prisons results in racially disproportionate mass incarceration.
“The 13th” is a documentary about the US-American prison system and the disproportionate incarceration of black African-American men. Available on Netflix.