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2. It's going

Fri Mar 16, 2012, 10:31 AM

Mar 2012

to take a lot to end the prison for profits and cheap labor trend. One of the provisions in the transportation bill.

Prohibits the use of convict labor in the construction of federal-aid highways unless the convicts are on parole, supervised release, or probation.

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Corporations will never stand for this Cirque du So-What Mar 2012 #1

It's going ProSense Mar 2012 #2

Kick! ProSense Mar 2012 #3

Thank you Haley Barbour. nt nanabugg Mar 2012 #4

Yes! I want to see a BIG decrease of the prison population. DippyDem Mar 2012 #5

Aging population. Fewer violent crimes. Warren DeMontague Mar 2012 #7

kick..nt SidDithers Mar 2012 #8

Explains why they must come down hard on pot marlakay Mar 2012 #9

Federal prison population at 216,000 and still increasing... Comrade Grumpy Mar 2012 #10

Yes, ProSense Mar 2012 #11

This is good news, but... Comrade Grumpy Mar 2012 #12

kick Liberal_in_LA Mar 2012 #13