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felix_numinous

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9. For profit prisons are a crime in themselves.

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Fri May 4, 2012, 01:39 PM

May 2012

We have got to start calling these people out for what they are--this SHOULD be illegal--the blatant conflict of interests is a crime. When has this country ever had this level of corruption in all of our history?

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AZ review shows private prisons cost more - So legislature ends the study. [View all] kpete May 2012 OP

Next: "Jobs in Jail", where corporate police pick people up off the street... Scuba May 2012 #1

You've got it ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2012 #2

What seems to have changed is that now they prey on all the poor, not just blacks. Scuba May 2012 #3

Some of the men were "rented" out to coal companies as well. Gemini Cat May 2012 #5

+1 HiPointDem May 2012 #13

+1 Liberal_in_LA May 2012 #14

K&R ck4829 May 2012 #4

WHEN are people going to get it in their heads that "for profit" means just what it says. jwirr May 2012 #6

it's bad enough of the "for profit" motive newspeak May 2012 #7

I'm sure private defense contractors cost far more abelenkpe May 2012 #8

For profit prisons are a crime in themselves. felix_numinous May 2012 #9

Plenty of times. RevStPatrick May 2012 #11

.. felix_numinous May 2012 #12

God damn it. nt ZombieHorde May 2012 #10

Arizona. Jesus Christ. What is wrong with that state? Comrade Grumpy May 2012 #15

That's not shocking is it? Solly Mack May 2012 #16

... progressoid May 2012 #17

I live in AZ. The state legislators here should be locked up in one of their prisons Zorra May 2012 #18

DUzY for sure! - n/t coalition_unwilling May 2012 #21

It's really not funny. Zorra May 2012 #22

yet conservatives claim to be against high taxation fascisthunter May 2012 #19

Co-option once again. applegrove May 2012 #20