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Prison for Profit

Documentary, 2019, 84 min.

Release date: December 2019 IDFA (Netherlands). Testimonials from whistleblowers and former prisoners and the findings of investigative journalist Ruth Hopkins expose the reality of prison privatization. Guards are underpaid, overworked and fear every day for their lives. Prisoners are a source of income, so rehabilitation isn’t a priority. PRISON FOR PROFIT shows how this profit maximization system works, and what happens when governmental tasks like detention are outsourced to powerful international corporations. And what are the negative consequences for society at large?

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