most of these men are going to prison as young men,coming out unable to  work or cope with society from being locked up and at times treated as animals. They do time in prison for petty crimes, and come out doing worst crimes because its their only means of survival, whereas  simply because they went to jail or prison they are not offered employment or a chance to vote, or be productive in society.. These men can't even vote,but can pay taxes! Society condems them even after they've served 10 or more years for a simple drug charge. Whereas people in power if on drugs get over looked or offered help. whats the difference in poor blck men getting the same help as rich white boys/men or men of power on drugs and caught with or selling drugs. Not even the Mob is taken down for much time until their caught with mega dope sales. Going into prison on drugs and coming out of prison worse than ever,no matter how hard a drug addict want to do better,if no help was offered the whole time in prison, don't expect them to come out descent men. Just as celebrities glamorize their addictions. except they have the money to go to rehab if they chose. But society loves them because they're famous. Whats the difference?  Its like they wait for them to come back to prison because they know them while incarcerated. A drug addict can't clean himself up,just as people no that ciggarets can kill them,they can't stop because of the nicoteen in it,the chemicals! just as a drug addict is addicted to the chemicals that attack the brain.

CRIME GOES DOWN, JAIL POPULATION GOES UP

According to reports by human rights organizations, these are the factors that increase the profit potential for those who invest in the prison industry complex:

. Jailing persons convicted of non-violent crimes, and long prison sentences for possession of microscopic quantities of illegal drugs. Federal law stipulates five years’ imprisonment without possibility of parole for possession of 5 grams of crack or 3.5 ounces of heroin, and 10 years for possession of less than 2 ounces of rock-cocaine or crack. A sentence of 5 years for cocaine powder requires possession of 500 grams – 100 times more than the quantity of rock cocaine for the same sentence. Most of those who use cocaine powder are white, middle-class or rich people, while mostly Blacks and Latinos use rock cocaine. In Texas, a person may be sentenced for up to two years’ imprisonment for possessing 4 ounces of marijuana. Here in New York, the 1973 Nelson Rockefeller anti-drug law provides for a mandatory prison sentence of 15 years to life for possession of 4 ounces of any illegal drug.

. The passage in 13 states of the “three strikes” laws (life in prison after being convicted of three felonies), made it necessary to build 20 new federal prisons. One of the most disturbing cases resulting from this measure was that of a prisoner who for stealing a car and two bicycles received three 25-year sentences.

. Longer sentences.

. The passage of laws that require minimum sentencing, without regard for circumstances.

. A large expansion of work by prisoners creating profits that motivate the incarceration of more people for longer periods of time.

. More punishment of prisoners, so as to lengthen their sentences.