prison–industrial complex

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The socioeconomic combination of prisons and the private businesses that supply them with goods and services.
    — 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,

词形变化

词源

By analogy to military–industrial complex. First use appears c. 1960. See cite below.
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