The term "prison–industrial complex", derived from the "military–industrial complex" of the 1950s, describes 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. Mike Aikins and Maryann Petri analyzes this issue and how it correlates with Child Support and Title IV-d.
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