They Call Them Criminals. But Who Is Really Committing the Crime?

I have sat in jail worrying about how I was going to get enough money to pay over a dollar for a nineteen-cent ramen noodle because the meals were so small you lived in a near-constant state of hunger. That memory is not metaphor. It is evidence of a system that turns captivity into commerce.

May 12, 2026 Â· 7 min Â· Prometheus