Joe Rogan: “Prison guard unions lobby to keep drug laws on the books.”

“Yeah, that's the only industry. The fact that prison is an industry is also insane. The fact that privatized prisons are an industry. When I found out that Prison guard unions lobby to keep drug laws on the books. Yeah. I remember that moment. The moment I found that, I was like, that is evil. Yeah. You're using people as, like, batteries to generate money. Absolutely. Private prisons are.” (1:26:26–1:26:30)

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