We began with the military industrial complex, and Zappa said it long ago, "Politics is the entertainment sector of the military industrial complex". In the 80's began the faux "war on drugs", aimed to further disenfranchise minorities and poor communities. This led to what we have now, the Prison Industrial Complex. Privatizing prisons is proof that privatizing everything is a terrible idea. Not everything should be run by the government of course, but certain services and resources should not be left to Corporations who's prime goal is profit. The prison system is one of those institutions in which the profit goal immediately renders said system corrupt.