big business for state and for profit prisons who sell inmate labor to fortune 500 slike chevron bank of america to 18 t. and the u.s. military to nearly half the population in prison make military uniforms body armor helmets and provide labor as subcontractors for fortune $500.00. they make office furniture man call centers take hotel reservations or can slaughter houses for manufacture textiles shoes and clothing for pennies prison labor is part of why some state and private prisons a multi-billion dollar profit. not only are prisoners used to make products prisoners themselves are sold this products since the 1980 s. the prison population is now 150 private prisons are paid billions by state governments to house prisoners private prisons do so well some of their biggest investors are banks like wells fargo bank of america many private prisons demand 90 or even 100 percent occupancy meaning the taxpayer foots the bill for every bed even the empty. for profit prisons are incentivized to incarcerate more people and for longer periods of time to shoulder to make sure that happens they spend. toug