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15. Home of the free land of the incarcerated

Tue Apr 9, 2013, 05:07 PM

Apr 2013

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Private Prison Company Affiliated With US Chamber Conducts Drug Raids at Public Schools [View all] dixiegrrrrl Apr 2013 OP

That principle needs to be tarred and feathered. villager Apr 2013 #1

They did one random drug raid on our lockers in my high school Drale Apr 2013 #3

Race to the top Newest Reality Apr 2013 #4

Blackwater in NOLA Lasher Apr 2013 #5

USA! USA! USA! PETRUS Apr 2013 #6

Is there anything bad that didn't start when Reagan was president? n/t A Simple Game Apr 2013 #14

the west coast punk rock scene? frylock Apr 2013 #21

... PETRUS Apr 2013 #30

Oh, is that the guy who started the War on Drugs? summerschild Apr 2013 #32

Home of the free land of the incarcerated marcusc81 Apr 2013 #15

kr HiPointDem Apr 2013 #8

Sickening & shameful nt duhneece Apr 2013 #9

For profit prisons: a symptom of a truly sick country. Initech Apr 2013 #10

K & R !!! WillyT Apr 2013 #11

Are we in the Soviet Union or what? libodem Apr 2013 #12

If this were a Democracy, "Private Prisons" would NOT be tolerated. bvar22 Apr 2013 #13

For profit prisons *could* be a good thing synapticwave Apr 2013 #16

Ummm, no. MindPilot Apr 2013 #20

sorry synapticwave Apr 2013 #22

well, it's just that we get rightwing trolls from time to time eShirl Apr 2013 #27

so are these private prison companies being paid azurnoir Apr 2013 #17

The Obama administration is aggressively growing private prisons woo me with science Apr 2013 #18

Casa Grande - 'Big House' DollarBillHines Apr 2013 #19

They need prisoners for their business malaise Apr 2013 #23

Private law enforcement sending us to their private prisons. Union Scribe Apr 2013 #24

trolling for new "clients" eShirl Apr 2013 #25

This is but one fredamae Apr 2013 #26

Members of the 1% cbrer Apr 2013 #28

The rate of incarceration in this country is ohheckyeah Apr 2013 #31

Here in Indiana, Gov. Mike Pence is working hard for his private prison Vinnie From Indy Apr 2013 #33