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  Some prison contracts fine the state if incarceration rates fall below a certain percentage
context: The private prison lobby needs to be disbanded. The fact that private prisons are even a thing is insane. I bring this up because the industry actively lobbies to keep weed illegal to boost their incarceration rate - as they get paid by the state per inmate and make money off of prison labor. Private prisons are financially motivated to keep recidivism rates high - which should be the EXACT opposite of what prisons should shrive for.