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dballance

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4. Well I'm impressed

Reply to Are_grits_groceries (Original post)

Sun Feb 26, 2012, 10:14 AM

Feb 2012

Inmates who have no chance of getting out are doing this.

Even if they are doing it to get a better cell, better food, or more daylight I'm okay with that. We all work to get paid. They are just getting paid in something other than money. It's still hard work.

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Life, With Dementia: Convicted Killers Caring For Other Inmates [View all] Are_grits_groceries Feb 2012 OP

This thread interests me - can I read more? New Yawker Feb 2012 #1

I found this link: Cerridwen Feb 2012 #2

Thanks! nt Are_grits_groceries Feb 2012 #3

Yah, sure, yabetcha! :) n/t Cerridwen Feb 2012 #6

NY Times article -> pinto Feb 2012 #5

Well I'm impressed dballance Feb 2012 #4

A serious question Bragi Feb 2012 #7

A compassionate society vim876 Feb 2012 #8

Many have no where to go. Some have no family outside, or they are unable to provide care; pinto Feb 2012 #12

If we are going to have Corporate Prisons these are the clients for them. Send them all Vincardog Feb 2012 #9

You really want gas chambers? Let corporations do this work unsupervised. saras Feb 2012 #10

IF they did that they would no longer get the per diem for that prisoner. Vincardog Feb 2012 #11

Is there no form of compassionate release? Under US Law nt. MichaelMcGuire Feb 2012 #13

Yes, in CA. (State prison systems generally operate under state, not federal, law.) pinto Feb 2012 #14