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Uncle Joe

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6. Kicked and recommended, the immoral for profit prison industry should still be outlawed.

Reply to ProSense (Original post)

Fri Mar 16, 2012, 12:34 PM

Mar 2012

There simply should be no profit motive for locking up the American People.

If that industry isn't eliminated this downturn will only be temporary.

Thanks for thread, ProSense.

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The U.S. prison population fell two consecutive years; 2010 the largest decrease since 1977 [View all] ProSense Mar 2012 OP

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

Kicked and recommended, the immoral for profit prison industry should still be outlawed. Uncle Joe Mar 2012 #6

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