Human lives are nothing but a form of currency to the oligarchs.
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If you replace the word prison with forced labor camp it makes more sense. Other countries with forced labor of prisoners include Russia, North Korea, and China. In the US they use the 13th amendment to prevent organization of prison labor and defense of their basic human rights.
https://www.walkfree.org/global-slavery-index/findings/spotlights/examining-state-imposed-forced-labour/
And the thousands of corporations benefiting from both slave labor costs and it's effect on reducing organized labor's bargaining position
https://corpaccountabilitylab.org/calblog/2020/8/5/private-companies-producing-with-us-prison-labor-in-2020-prison-labor-in-the-us-part-ii