A contractor can extract profit from both prisoner earnings and spending

Evidence

But this is not all. His master may fleece him, if he pleases, at both ends. After sharing in his profits, he may again take a profit upon his expense. He would probably choose to employ both expedients together. — Jeremy Bentham, The Panopticon Writings, 211

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: A self-interested contractor outperforms a well-meaning magistrate at prison management — Jeremy Bentham, The Panopticon Writings, 193; Confinement creates a labor monopoly that lets the contractor set wages — Jeremy Bentham, The Panopticon Writings, 211; Private prisons profit by keeping inmates incarcerated as long as possible — Davis, Angela Y, Are Prisons Obsolete, 256 (+3 more)

Related

• Confinement creates a labor monopoly that lets the contractor set wages (similarity 0.84)
• A self-interested contractor outperforms a well-meaning magistrate at prison management (similarity 0.82)
• Private prisons profit by keeping inmates incarcerated as long as possible (similarity 0.79)

Broader Connections

• Private prisons profit by keeping inmates incarcerated as long as possible #expands (0.85) — Davis, Angela Y, Are Prisons Obsolete, 256
• Per-inmate fees give private prisons a structural incentive to keep people locked up #qualifies (0.75)
• Imprisonment converts bodies of color into profit sources that drain public welfare funding #expands (0.75) — Davis, Angela Y, Are Prisons Obsolete, 234