Chapter Five
Marcus took in the wire and concrete, thinking of the prison life Reine was stuck in. Nothing about any of this was sitting right with him.
The private for-profit system seemed to be taking over. The corporation that owned this prison owned too many in the country, from juvenile to adult facilities that paid a huge chunk of profit back to the state. He’d never considered it before, but it seemed that tossing people away was big business, and Reine was stuck right in the middle of it.
The system was known for abuse, understaffing, and so much violence. How could anyone locked up come out of there ready to step into society and walk the right road?
He stepped out of the cruiser, taking in the parking lot, only half full. He hadn’t told Charlotte he was going to see Reine. He
