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Rider3

(919 posts)
99. Terrifying
Wed Sep 12, 2012, 04:41 PM
Sep 2012

Prisons-for-profit will lead to more innocent people being left to fend for themselves in prison. Medical care and prisons should NEVER be made private, for profit. This is a dangerous slope we're going down.

A good reason to start throwing bankers into prison. nt Speck Tater Sep 2012 #1
+100 ~nt 99th_Monkey Sep 2012 #42
So true, but we all know better. It will be the poor who populate the prisons dotymed Sep 2012 #72
throw them out of windows RoccoR5955 Sep 2012 #98
Behold, the Prison Industrial Complex! n/t porphyrian Sep 2012 #2
For context, here's the paragraph: enough Sep 2012 #3
The Corrections Corporation of America. Doesn't Jan Brewer work for them? Scuba Sep 2012 #6
They sure helped elect her, so I would say yes? mountain grammy Sep 2012 #47
That is Draconian. They are literally buying people, enslaving them. They are also sabrina 1 Sep 2012 #19
"If you read about this happening in some other country, you would be horrified." gateley Sep 2012 #31
And every single element of society, that is truedelphi Sep 2012 #44
Excellent post, I agree with every word. There simply are no adequate words to describe sabrina 1 Sep 2012 #55
+++++++++ The Doctor. Sep 2012 #100
Americans are truly fucked if this continues. Damn, I wish Americans would get their heads RKP5637 Sep 2012 #4
This message was self-deleted by its author littlemissmartypants Sep 2012 #5
speechless here n/t grasswire Sep 2012 #7
This: CrispyQ Sep 2012 #8
You are spot on Casandia Sep 2012 #18
Pot smokers? Scootaloo Sep 2012 #56
AND they use the prison labor to make more money dixiegrrrrl Sep 2012 #77
Yes & some work for free to take time off their sentence! CrispyQ Sep 2012 #83
ugly Liberal_in_LA Sep 2012 #9
We live in a police state. It is tightening it's tentacles around us everyday. Lint Head Sep 2012 #10
How TF do you "maintain occupancy rates"? Canuckistanian Sep 2012 #11
Easy. Crack down on medical cannabis. Those folks won't even be able to fight back. kestrel91316 Sep 2012 #16
Yup. And create a surveillance state. nt woo me with science Sep 2012 #76
Yeah, pretty much. JoeyT Sep 2012 #58
You take your billions in profit & lobby Congress for laws to lock up Citizens. CrispyQ Sep 2012 #68
The war on drugs has been keeping a lot of people locked up... Blue_Tires Sep 2012 #71
California's prison population Sekhmets Daughter Sep 2012 #88
Ah, that's the key... Canuckistanian Sep 2012 #95
I heard a great radio interview robbob Sep 2012 #96
Slavery by Another Name Sekhmets Daughter Sep 2012 #104
kr. and with the growth in for-profit prison industries (not just making things for the government HiPointDem Sep 2012 #12
wow fishwax Sep 2012 #13
This message was self-deleted by its author AnotherMcIntosh Sep 2012 #14
yet. nt awoke_in_2003 Sep 2012 #26
I think we would be amazed at the occupations of the shareholders. dotymed Sep 2012 #80
This message was self-deleted by its author AnotherMcIntosh Sep 2012 #87
Sadly, insider trading is perfectly legal for Congress. dotymed Sep 2012 #102
k & r The Midway Rebel Sep 2012 #15
I recently rented a ... 1StrongBlackMan Sep 2012 #17
Oh. My. God. You're right. It's fascism and it's HERE. Th1onein Sep 2012 #20
It's time to shut down these corporate concentration camps meow2u3 Sep 2012 #21
This will be ugly jpbollma Sep 2012 #22
The Koch Bros are trying to buy the country right now.. socialindependocrat Sep 2012 #66
They are going to be putting people in jail for not paying their debts riverbendviewgal Sep 2012 #23
It's the republican plan vlyons Sep 2012 #24
Here is a video on the judges convicted for kickbacks riverbendviewgal Sep 2012 #25
Given the OP, this might become legal Patiod Sep 2012 #89
The US never got rid of slavery. nt valerief Sep 2012 #27
See my post above robbob Sep 2012 #97
Isn't the idea of a (modern) Prison System... Volaris Sep 2012 #28
Well, they should start with... skypilot Sep 2012 #29
This message was self-deleted by its author bupkus Sep 2012 #30
K&R nt avebury Sep 2012 #32
Can We All jpbollma Sep 2012 #34
"Forget it, Jake Bainbridge Bear Sep 2012 #33
Conformity defacto7 Sep 2012 #35
Talk about buy now Smilo Sep 2012 #36
Oh, c'mon. The profit motive never, ever leads to evil. What could possibly go wrong? tclambert Sep 2012 #37
add to that.. defacto7 Sep 2012 #45
Many of those things actually have happened. dixiegrrrrl Sep 2012 #79
Not everything should be privatized gollygee Sep 2012 #38
I'm not going to feign outrage over this. DaveJ Sep 2012 #39
Wow, do you actually think that people like Cheney, Rove,Romney and Bush dotymed Sep 2012 #81
that's just one of many indications stupidicus Sep 2012 #40
It is horrible. yardwork Sep 2012 #41
My answer to that... 47of74 Sep 2012 #43
In a normal society we would be working to keep people out of prison npk Sep 2012 #46
90% occupancy will be easy to maintain. The charter schools... DreamGypsy Sep 2012 #48
I want to be wrong re: Debbie Wasserman Schultz & CCA Astazia Sep 2012 #49
sorry for spelling errors above was trying swipe and wanted NOT to lose post for.4th time Astazia Sep 2012 #50
I have not read anything about Debbie Wasserman Schultz wrt to the private prison industry. sabrina 1 Sep 2012 #57
Are You Sure? aka-chmeee Sep 2012 #51
Holy sh_t! colorado_ufo Sep 2012 #52
That's totally wrong and FUBAR. tavalon Sep 2012 #53
"in exchange for various considerations" ? DearHeart Sep 2012 #54
This should bother every person in this country.. DLine Sep 2012 #59
Wackenhut prison rapefest Gabby Hayes Sep 2012 #60
So the state gets 72.7 million by 'selling' the prison xxqqqzme Sep 2012 #61
Capitalism to the extreme is as bad as Communism to the extreme,... Spitfire of ATJ Sep 2012 #62
Sieg Heil, mutherf/ckers. blkmusclmachine Sep 2012 #63
OK by me as long as they stock it with politicians. n/t CRH Sep 2012 #64
[YO, FOLKS! READ THE COMMENTS AT THE OP's LINK!!!] 6502 Sep 2012 #65
Hey, it's the free market... Wait, what? ck4829 Sep 2012 #67
Conscription prison service. Javaman Sep 2012 #69
I'm speechless. CanonRay Sep 2012 #70
Private prisons are so bad even the Florida legislature turned them down csziggy Sep 2012 #73
K&R tk2kewl Sep 2012 #74
This is so wrong on so many levels....holy fuck!!! truebrit71 Sep 2012 #75
This is what happens when you let corporations buy government. woo me with science Sep 2012 #78
Vonnegut warned against this The Wizard Sep 2012 #82
Hey Private Prison Profiteers: FUCK YOU Blue Owl Sep 2012 #84
This falls right into line The Wizard Sep 2012 #85
Rachel Maddow has reported on this. Sekhmets Daughter Sep 2012 #86
Prisons cannot be private Greybnk48 Sep 2012 #90
Any recent news on this? Catherine Vincent Sep 2012 #91
God bless America. L0oniX Sep 2012 #92
There was another thread before about this and EvilAL Sep 2012 #93
Here in Az - first came the Private Prisons, then came SB1070 - and yes, Bruja is making $$ jillan Sep 2012 #94
Terrifying Rider3 Sep 2012 #99
Have we forgotten about the "Kids for Cash" scandal? KansDem Sep 2012 #101
Morning kick! nt riderinthestorm Sep 2012 #103
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