Question

Explain how New Mexico business became dependent on prison labor

Answer 1

Answer:

Because it encourage the use of profit oriented private prisons.

Explanation:

New Mexico became dependent on prison Labour because the country had no quality jobs and the education standard was poor. As a result of this many citizens had to take on several illegal jobs just to make a living. This led to the apprehension and detention of most of this citizens over the years.

Over the years New Mexico's economic situation became worse and this only increased the number of incarcerated people within the country. Due to this, private prison coperations such as Corecivics, GEO groups, MTC came into the country and there was an introduction of private prisons which were then used as a means of generating profit from using inmates for business purposes.