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prison industrial complex
or pris·on-in·dus·tri·al com·plex
[ priz-uhn in-duhs-tree-uhl kom-pleks ]
noun
- the network of government agencies and private industry that foster, benefit from, and contribute to mass incarceration, the imprisonment of large numbers of people:
The cheapness of prison labor is just one way that the prison industrial complex is used for profit.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of prison industrial complex1
First recorded in 1960–65
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Example Sentences
Meanwhile, we know that disadvantaged students of color end up being over-represented in the prison-industrial complex.
From The Daily Beast
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