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Uncle Joe

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15. Private for profit prisons are a counterproductive, dysfunctional, bordering on evil institution

Reply to Tx4obama (Original post)

Fri Nov 16, 2012, 06:00 PM

Nov 2012

with no redeeming quality.

If anything in our so called "land of the free and home of he brave" should be illegal that would be prisons for profit; a literal cancer on our society.

Thanks for the thread, Tx4obama.

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Private Prison Company Allegedly Partnered With Violent Gangs To Save Money [View all] Tx4obama Nov 2012 OP

oh, but the private sector is the best way to pnwest Nov 2012 #1

Smells like... dchill Nov 2012 #2

Where exactly should I feign surprise? nadinbrzezinski Nov 2012 #3

kr & not the first time HiPointDem Nov 2012 #4

Well, gosh. That plan has absolutely no potential to go horribly, horribly wrong. Fridays Child Nov 2012 #5

Yet another tale of capitalism gone wrong. gtar100 Nov 2012 #6

This should be shocking; but in today's America, it's not. Jim__ Nov 2012 #7

Those pinkos write this as if it were a bad thing. Egalitarian Thug Nov 2012 #8

Color me surprised! tavalon Nov 2012 #9

To recap: Violent gangs were created by politicians pushing horrible policy for personal gain Fumesucker Nov 2012 #10

"Reducing payroll costs" Scootaloo Nov 2012 #11

Shame on America for using private prisons. Shame, shame, shame. Scuba Nov 2012 #12

+1...... madrchsod Nov 2012 #13

USA USA USA progressoid Nov 2012 #14

Private for profit prisons are a counterproductive, dysfunctional, bordering on evil institution Uncle Joe Nov 2012 #15

So the government is paying profiteers Tsiyu Nov 2012 #16