They argue, plausibly, that big prison-management companies, especially in America, distort the criminal-justice system by lobbying for tougher sentencing.

他们的观点的确具有可信度：大型监狱经营公司，特别在美国，会通过游说要求更加严厉的刑罚，而这种行为是对刑事司法体系的扭曲和滥用。

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We went through the big double gates of the prison, into the road.

我们走过监狱双扇大门，来到路上。 “抱他的大腿！”

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"Suddenly a big wave hit us," Bartenev told his lawyer from prison.

“突然，一个大浪袭来，”巴尔捷涅夫在监狱里告诉律师。

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She also said the a big attraction of prison visitors were that they were "independent, had no axe to grind and were not part of the system".

BBC: Prison Visiting Committees debate

It's not just the community inside the prison, it's the wider community that services such a big establishment as a prison.

BBC: HMP Kingston (left) and Camp Hill prisons

Tim Murphy digs into the big business of the private prison industry over at Mother Jones.

FORBES: Texas and the Prison-Industrial-Complex