r/ScienceFacts Behavioral Ecology Dec 06 '20

Mass incarceration is as much an environmental problem as it is a social one, according to a new Portland State University study that finds increases in incarceration are significantly associated with increases in industrial emissions. Environment

https://www.pdx.edu/liberal-arts-sciences/news/mass-incarceration-results-significant-increases-industrial-emissions-psu-study-finds
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u/Evilux Dec 07 '20

You can't have a prison industrial complex without industry.

In all seriousness I'm glad this study exists