Summary: <p>The Brian Lehrer Show and The Greene Space have launched a <a href="https://thegreenespace.org/series/punishment-and-profit/" target="_blank">new series called Punishment and Profit.</a> Each week we examine one aspect of the business side of the prison industry, and ask: who stands to gain when people get put away? </p> <p>This week we talk to Bianca Tylek, Worth Rises’s executive director, and WNYC/Gothamist reporter George Joseph, about the equipment and supplies corporations that provide nearly everything used in prisons and jails from desks and uniforms to restraint jackets and tear gas. </p> <p>EVENT, 7pm: Sign up for Tuesday's live virtual panel discussion on prison equipment <a href="https://thegreenespace.org/event/punishment-profit-equipment/" target="_blank">HERE</a>. Hosted by <a href="https://thegreenespace.org/" target="_blank">The Greene Space</a> and <a href="https://worthrises.org/" target="_blank">Worth Rises</a>. </p>
