Prisons for profit is one of the biggest problems with the USA. When putting people behind bars and keeping them there is a source of revenue, then there is a motive to turn people into criminals. Canada's prisons are all publicly run and our incarceration rates and recidivism are vastly superior.
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Capitalism makes for a poor caretaker.
Case in point?
*gestures wildly about*
https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/german-tourists-detained-otay-mesa-detention-center/3770608/
and:
https://bleedingcool.com/comics/british-comic-creator-r-e-burke-detained-by-ice-after-crossing-border/
This is not normal. This is not right. Thank you, ACLU, for the work you do protecting civil rights.