The town where crime pays.

Takes a look at Huntsville, Texas, where the basic industry is criminal justice. Huntsville can boast of four state prisons, the Texas prison system's central administration and the largest criminal justice school; Huntsville as a town where crime pays; More than half the local economy can be traced to criminal justice; Huntsville has been profiting from crime since 1849; The benefits of crime to Huntsville 's economy; Rising drug problem; Image problem.