"The U.S. is the bastion of democracy and opportunity in the world. Why should there be so much crime? .... why so many prisoners? The answer to that is due to the direct result of a very, very profitable global business. The U.S. has a very large market for this business."

No, that is NOT "the answer"! That is a gross oversimplification of the situation. The U.S. loses far more from criminals running loose than they ever could make by exploiting prisons!! Some prisons try to have programs to keep from LOSING too much money, but YOU need to show ME which ones run at a profit!