a few months ago the queensland government approved a two hundred
government approved a two hundred
government approved a two hundred million dollar expansion to the
million dollar expansion to the
million dollar expansion to the Capricornia correctional center premier
Capricornia correctional center premier
Capricornia correctional center premier anastasia polishe said the project would
anastasia polishe said the project would
anastasia polishe said the project would provide an extra 164 cells all of this
provide an extra 164 cells all of this
provide an extra 164 cells all of this in the name of jobs
in the name of jobs
in the name of jobs welcome to the prison industrial complex
welcome to the prison industrial complex
welcome to the prison industrial complex this is a term we rarely talk about in
this is a term we rarely talk about in
this is a term we rarely talk about in Australia which is surprising given in
Australia which is surprising given in
Australia which is surprising given in just one year between 2015 and 2016 the
just one year between 2015 and 2016 the
just one year between 2015 and 2016 the number of people in adult prisons
number of people in adult prisons
number of people in adult prisons increased by 8% critical resistance an
increased by 8% critical resistance an
increased by 8% critical resistance an organization in the u.s. defines the
organization in the u.s. defines the
organization in the u.s. defines the prison industrial complex as the
prison industrial complex as the
prison industrial complex as the overlapping interests of government and
overlapping interests of government and
overlapping interests of government and industry that use policing surveillance
industry that use policing surveillance
industry that use policing surveillance and imprisonment as solutions to social
and imprisonment as solutions to social
and imprisonment as solutions to social economic and political problems prison
economic and political problems prison
economic and political problems prison abolitionists believe that we can’t
abolitionists believe that we can’t
abolitionists believe that we can’t solve social problems through profit
solve social problems through profit
solve social problems through profit eighteen point five percent of
eighteen point five percent of
eighteen point five percent of Australian prisons are privately owned
Australian prisons are privately owned
Australian prisons are privately owned which Dwarfs America’s private prison
which Dwarfs America’s private prison
which Dwarfs America’s private prison population of eight percent there are
population of eight percent there are
population of eight percent there are three private contractors responsible
three private contractors responsible
three private contractors responsible for managing prisons in Australia
for managing prisons in Australia
for managing prisons in Australia these are g4s G EO group and surco
these are g4s G EO group and surco
these are g4s G EO group and surco however prisons also employ the services
however prisons also employ the services
however prisons also employ the services of telecommunications linen and food
of telecommunications linen and food
of telecommunications linen and food suppliers and they also profit from
suppliers and they also profit from
suppliers and they also profit from cheap prison labor in Australia
cheap prison labor in Australia
cheap prison labor in Australia prisoners have made everything from
prisoners have made everything from
prisoners have made everything from cushion covers to toolboxes so of course
cushion covers to toolboxes so of course
cushion covers to toolboxes so of course in the name of corporate interest when
in the name of corporate interest when
in the name of corporate interest when policymakers are faced with the issue of
policymakers are faced with the issue of
policymakers are faced with the issue of prison overcrowding the default solution
prison overcrowding the default solution
prison overcrowding the default solution is to build more prisons with each new
is to build more prisons with each new
is to build more prisons with each new prison each new cell in each invisible
prison each new cell in each invisible
prison each new cell in each invisible eyes body private companies profit it’s
eyes body private companies profit it’s
eyes body private companies profit it’s one more business venture where they can
one more business venture where they can
one more business venture where they can extrapolate money from the state and
extrapolate money from the state and
extrapolate money from the state and cheap prison labor from some of the most
cheap prison labor from some of the most
cheap prison labor from some of the most marginalized people in our society we’re
marginalized people in our society we’re
marginalized people in our society we’re told that prisons are the solutions to
told that prisons are the solutions to
told that prisons are the solutions to injustice ‘as yet they are the same
injustice ‘as yet they are the same
injustice ‘as yet they are the same places where grave and just
places where grave and just
places where grave and just bizarre occurring the Royal Commission
bizarre occurring the Royal Commission
bizarre occurring the Royal Commission into the Don Dao Detention Center
into the Don Dao Detention Center
into the Don Dao Detention Center proves that young men and women are
proves that young men and women are
proves that young men and women are being tortured at the hands of prison
being tortured at the hands of prison
being tortured at the hands of prison guards so if we can’t solve social
guards so if we can’t solve social
guards so if we can’t solve social problems through profit how can you help
problems through profit how can you help
problems through profit how can you help to sever the ties between prison
to sever the ties between prison
to sever the ties between prison profiteering industries and our
profiteering industries and our
profiteering industries and our government well just as what happened
government well just as what happened
government well just as what happened with the tobacco industry and more
with the tobacco industry and more
with the tobacco industry and more recently with fossil fuels divestment
recently with fossil fuels divestment
recently with fossil fuels divestment can be used as one tactic to help hold
can be used as one tactic to help hold
can be used as one tactic to help hold to account corporations which build
to account corporations which build
to account corporations which build support and provide supplies to prisons
support and provide supplies to prisons
support and provide supplies to prisons within a few minutes you can find out
within a few minutes you can find out
within a few minutes you can find out who your bank and super fund invests in
who your bank and super fund invests in
who your bank and super fund invests in and then you can spend a few minutes
and then you can spend a few minutes
and then you can spend a few minutes cooling up for example Australian super
cooling up for example Australian super
cooling up for example Australian super which invests in g4s and ask them to
which invests in g4s and ask them to
which invests in g4s and ask them to stop investing in the operation of
stop investing in the operation of
stop investing in the operation of private prisons together with friends
private prisons together with friends
private prisons together with friends and family you can withdraw your funds
and family you can withdraw your funds
and family you can withdraw your funds from banks and super funds and divest
from banks and super funds and divest
from banks and super funds and divest from the prison industrial complex
from the prison industrial complex
from the prison industrial complex however don’t get me wrong
however don’t get me wrong
however don’t get me wrong radical freedom cannot be achieved
radical freedom cannot be achieved
radical freedom cannot be achieved through divestment alone we need justice
through divestment alone we need justice
through divestment alone we need justice for every young person in don dale we
for every young person in don dale we
for every young person in don dale we need justice for kevin henry we need
need justice for kevin henry we need
need justice for kevin henry we need justice for the families of ms du and
justice for the families of ms du and
justice for the families of ms du and wayne fella morrison and we need justice
wayne fella morrison and we need justice
wayne fella morrison and we need justice for the families of over 400 black
for the families of over 400 black
for the families of over 400 black deaths in custody and the time that it
deaths in custody and the time that it
deaths in custody and the time that it takes you to research these names these
takes you to research these names these
takes you to research these names these prisons and these corporations instilled
prisons and these corporations instilled
prisons and these corporations instilled with caring for people is only a blip of
with caring for people is only a blip of
with caring for people is only a blip of time in comparison to the trauma
time in comparison to the trauma
time in comparison to the trauma experienced by anybody who has faced
experienced by anybody who has faced
experienced by anybody who has faced time behind bars with surveillance
time behind bars with surveillance
time behind bars with surveillance around their ankle take responsibility
around their ankle take responsibility
around their ankle take responsibility for where you invest your money because
for where you invest your money because
for where you invest your money because it’s time to start solving social
it’s time to start solving social
it’s time to start solving social problems through community-based
problems through community-based
problems through community-based solutions
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