The term “Prison–industrial Complex” (PIC) is derived from the “military–industrial complex” of the 1950s, and is used to describe the attribution of the rapid expansion of the US inmate population to the political influence of private prison companies and businesses that supply goods and services to government prison agencies for profit. [Wikipedia]
The head of New York City’s embattled jails has resigned following a series of scandals. While Mayor Bill de Blasio praised Joseph Ponte for instituting “sweeping reforms,” critics say he did little to stem violence and corruption at the Rikers Island complex.
Ponte, the Department of Corrections (DOC) commissioner, announced his retirement on Friday. He was not expected to retire for several more months, but decided that the scandals had become too much of a distraction for him to remain on the job, the New York Times reported.
But who cares. Rikers Island is Devils Island.
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