Bianca Tylek

Or the penalty for that same crime might vary really wildly.

Or the penalty for that same crime might vary really wildly.

So we have a 80 plus billion dollar industry in the US that is sort of built around prisons and jails. And I think if we were to say, and that is uniquely American to start because we have the capitalist sort of mindset and experiment that we're absolutely dedicated to under every single circumstance, okay? Except for, I always sort of joke,

So we have a 80 plus billion dollar industry in the US that is sort of built around prisons and jails. And I think if we were to say, and that is uniquely American to start because we have the capitalist sort of mindset and experiment that we're absolutely dedicated to under every single circumstance, okay? Except for, I always sort of joke,

that, you know, Americans are capitalists until somebody starts selling drugs. American are capitalists until somebody starts selling sex, right? Like Americans are capitalists until they start doing something that are like prude, you know, and conservative family values say, wait, hold on, you can't make money doing that.

that, you know, Americans are capitalists until somebody starts selling drugs. American are capitalists until somebody starts selling sex, right? Like Americans are capitalists until they start doing something that are like prude, you know, and conservative family values say, wait, hold on, you can't make money doing that.

And I'm like, well, then in that case, like maybe there are other things we shouldn't make money doing. And one of them should be putting people in cages.

And I'm like, well, then in that case, like maybe there are other things we shouldn't make money doing. And one of them should be putting people in cages.

We are one of only two countries in the world that has a commercial bail bonds industry. And when we think of that as just one example of the sort of crazy ways that we allow industry to infiltrate our quote unquote justice system, which is anything but just, we have an industry that preys on

We are one of only two countries in the world that has a commercial bail bonds industry. And when we think of that as just one example of the sort of crazy ways that we allow industry to infiltrate our quote unquote justice system, which is anything but just, we have an industry that preys on

having people incarcerated so that they can pay to sort of get them out and charge people, you know, astronomical rates to do so.

having people incarcerated so that they can pay to sort of get them out and charge people, you know, astronomical rates to do so.

I mean, if you go down to Alabama, to Mississippi, and not just there, even up in New York and in California, these prisons are grotesque. I mean, we have facilities infested with rodents and and insects. We have food that's being delivered to people who are incarcerated that have, like, rodent body parts or feces in them.

I mean, if you go down to Alabama, to Mississippi, and not just there, even up in New York and in California, these prisons are grotesque. I mean, we have facilities infested with rodents and and insects. We have food that's being delivered to people who are incarcerated that have, like, rodent body parts or feces in them.

We, you know, have mildew, and we have places in Pennsylvania, for example, where people are getting sick from, like, toxic water. A huge number of prisons in our country are actually built next to toxic land sites that otherwise, like, housing can't be built on. You have facilities that are fully falling apart.

We, you know, have mildew, and we have places in Pennsylvania, for example, where people are getting sick from, like, toxic water. A huge number of prisons in our country are actually built next to toxic land sites that otherwise, like, housing can't be built on. You have facilities that are fully falling apart.

In Texas, where the temperatures can easily reach 120, 130 degrees, you have people dying inside because there's no air conditioning, and you can't survive in that type of heat if you have conditions. There's just no way you could refer to this system and suggest that it is any type of luxury. even in the newest facility.

In Texas, where the temperatures can easily reach 120, 130 degrees, you have people dying inside because there's no air conditioning, and you can't survive in that type of heat if you have conditions. There's just no way you could refer to this system and suggest that it is any type of luxury. even in the newest facility.

And I always think some of these construction and architecture companies that build these prisons, they'll say things like, oh, so much light is being let in by the white paint on the walls. What does that mean? Are you in, like, what?

And I always think some of these construction and architecture companies that build these prisons, they'll say things like, oh, so much light is being let in by the white paint on the walls. What does that mean? Are you in, like, what?