After getting Chen Geng's authorization, the first thing Leilani Taylor did was to conduct a thorough investigation of the prison situation in Michigan.

She was surprised by the results of the investigation: throughout Michigan, there was a huge shortage of prisons, and every prison was overloaded.

To what extent is this overload?

For example, the Standish Penitentiary, 233 kilometers north of Detroit, is a medium-sized prison designed to have a capacity of 3,000 people, but it actually houses 4,372 people.

"Mr. Cnutson, how is it possible for a prison with a design capacity of only 3,000 people to hold so many prisoners?" asked Lelani Taylor, who asked Curtis Knutsson, a counselor she had specially invited, how could a prison with a design capacity of only 3,000 inmates accommodate 140% of the designed capacity?

This Curtis Knutson is not small, he is the former deputy chief of the Michigan Penitentiary Service, just retired last year, but, although retired, with the introduction of friends, he is still ready to come out to make some extra money.

Curtis Knutson smiled slightly, he was not surprised at all by Leilani Taylor's question of "why not eat minced meat", but since the other party was the father of the gold owner, he naturally would not let his attitude go wrong: "Miss Taylor, you are a very noble person, and you don't know anything about the situation in prison, which is normal, but in fact, this problem is very simple to solve, which is to increase the density of the bed."

For example, the original design of a cell was to have four bunk beds and sleep 8 prisoners, but now that there are more prisoners, we can add two more bunk beds to the room, so that this cell can sleep 12 prisoners, and the problem can be solved easily. ”

"You're talking about sleeping 12 people in a cell?" Leilani Taylor's eyes widened, he couldn't understand how 12 people could sleep in a room: "Is there any private space for this?"

"Private space?" Curtis Knutson's eyes widened as well, "Miss Taylor, how could you have such an idea? Why should they have private space? ”

You're all prisoners, and you need a private space for wool? It would be nice to have a place for you to sleep!

Also private space...... Would you like a presidential suite?

After all, Leilani Taylor is not a stupid white sweet who doesn't understand anything and really thinks that democracy and freedom can be eaten, what kind of disgusting and ugly things have she never seen by Chen Geng's side all these years? The reason why she had such a naïve question just now was purely because she had never dealt with the special group of prisons and prisoners, but when Curtis Knutsson reminded her like this, she immediately reacted: Yes, they are prisoners!

"Well, I'm naïve," Leilani Taylor nodded slightly, and then confirmed to Curtis Cnutson: "So, according to the figures in your survey report, there is a shortage of 224,700 prison beds in Michigan right now...... It would also mean that all the prisons in the whole of Michigan are now overloaded, right?"

"That's right, miss. Curtis Knutson nodded affirmatively.

“……”

Laylani Taylor stopped talking, and she began to think:

First of all, the Detroit prison system has such a large gap in beds, not only did he not expect it, but I am afraid that Mr. Fernandez did not think of it before;

secondly, the 224,700 criminals who are "supernumerary" are obviously a huge fortune if they are used well;

Thirdly, I had planned to build a prison that could accommodate 30,000 convicts, but now it seems that this goal can be a little bigger, but in this case, the construction funds are a problem.

Laylani Taylor, who had made up her mind to go back and ask her boss for advice, said to Curtis Knutsson, "Mr. Knutsson, your report is very wonderful, thank you. ”

"This is what I should do," Curtis Knutsson nodded, and after speaking, he hesitated for a moment, but still opened his mouth to ask Leilani Taylor, "Dear Miss Taylor, I may not take the liberty of asking, are you interested in private prisons?"

"Oh?" Leilani Taylor blinked, "What do you want to say?"

And sure enough, it was!

Curtis Knutson suddenly became excited.

When a friend introduced him to this temporary job, after knowing who he worked, he had a faint premonition in his heart, but now, he was at least seventy percent sure in his heart: Mr. Fernández wanted to enter the private prison industry!

For Curtis Knutson, it was a rare opportunity to earn money after retirement, and he immediately said, "I want to say, Miss Taylor, I've worked in the U.S. prison system all my life, deputy warden, warden, prison administration...... I've been in all parts of the prison system, I'm very familiar with the U.S. prison system and what goes on, and I'm well connected in this industry, so if you want to get into a private prison, I'm a good administrator. ”

Leilani Taylor, who understood what Curtis Knutsson meant, raised her eyebrows: "You recommended yourself to me and want to be the warden of my prison?"

"That's right, Miss Taylor, and I hope to get this opportunity. ”

To be honest, at this moment, Curtis Knutson found himself really nervous.

"Why?" Leilani Taylor frowned and looked at Curtis Cnutson with some puzzlement: "Mr. Cnutson, I don't understand a little, you are retired, you should enjoy the life of retirement more ...... Well, if it's money, your pension isn't too small, right?"

"My pension is about $4,300 a month," Curtis Knutson said immediately, "but I feel like I'm still young, I can work for another dozen years, and most importantly, I like the feeling of being empowered, and I want to be able to get back to work." ”

I see!

What else is not understandable, for Curtis Knutson, who is the former deputy director of the Michigan Penitentiary Service, before retiring, he was a middle-level official in the Michigan state government, and when it comes to the Michigan prison system, he Curtis Cnutson is even worthy of the words "high-power", but after retirement, he Curtis Cnutson has changed from a high-ranking deputy director of the Michigan Penitentiary Administration to an ordinary person.

The sudden loss of power in his hands made Curtis Cnutson very uncomfortable, but now, Chen Geng's move to enter a private prison made him instantly realize that his opportunity to regain power and power had come.