A Legal Battle Exposes the Big Business of Exploiting Prisoners for Profit

The yacht is moored at the mouth of the Miami River, in the long shadows of the city’s luxury hotels and high-rises. It is of Italian design: sleek, imposing, with a flybridge and sundeck and five cabins, and a price point of about $10 million. On the hull, bold silver lettering declares its name: Convict. The Convict is the crown jewel of prison technology company Smart Communications…

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