[k1ns]

Yes, my introduction to the world of commercial software development was an internship at a company that built products for prisons.

To be clear, I said "prisons...are for-profit enterprises", not "all prisons are privately owned". Even state-owned prisons are cash cows for the prison industry. I'm not interested in what narrative you identify with, I'm stating a fact.

[throw__away7391]

Well that's true of literally every thing that is made and every service delivered. There's an absolutely huge industry build around primary education that dwarfs the prison industry by a significant margin.

Actually prisons and schools have quite a lot in common so maybe you're onto something.

[k1ns]

I'm glad you brought up the public education system. One is designed to instill knowledge and nurture young minds (public schools) while the other is designed to make sure you come back (prisons).