prison–industrial complex
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.31 in modern English
39
Scrabble Score
23
Letters
7
Syllables
15
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The socioeconomic combination of prisons and the private businesses that supply them with goods and services.
Example Sentences
- "In Philadelphia, on the other hand, during a day of action against the prison–industrial complex, I saw a lot of cop cars being beaten up,"
- "[…]if we pursue the privatisation of prisons, a large industry will develop. Over the past two or three years many hon. Members have been lobbied by the private prison groups. They are already organised and are paying political consultants and lobbying companies. Some of them have paid Conservative Members—not Labour Members [to lobby for private prisons.¶The prison industrial complex already existed and Conservative Members were taking the King's shilling years ago in respect of that professional lobby."
- "[…]that while a person is incarcerated he can't commit a crime or they can't be continued wife abusers or whatever, is exactly the logic that is fueling the prison industrial complex that is going on for many decades, but has now become explosive."
Etymology
Inflected Forms
Phrases
military–industrial complex
Frequently Paired Words
military–industrial complex