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procon

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3. All this militarization of our democratic system of government is troublesome.

Reply to SamKnause (Original post)

Tue Aug 1, 2017, 05:29 PM

Aug 2017

Prison reform needs experts in that field who understand the physiology and modern, updated methods that have proved to be effective in obtaining the desired results. Sessions probably expects the military to run prisons like they did at Abu Graibe.

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Jeff Sessions just put an Army General in charge of U.S. Federal Prisons. [View all] SamKnause Aug 2017 OP

MAYBE he'll adhere to courts' admonishments against CRUEL and UNUSUAL PUNISHMENTs! elleng Aug 2017 #1

A friend said to me once Egnever Aug 2017 #2

All this militarization of our democratic system of government is troublesome. procon Aug 2017 #3

My thoughts, too Raastan Aug 2017 #5

I can assure you that "modern, updated methods" are not important to the for-profit prisons dixiegrrrrl Aug 2017 #7

And not just in the US malaise Aug 2017 #8

SMH Solly Mack Aug 2017 #4

coup d'etat spanone Aug 2017 #6