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Cosmocat

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Thu Aug 18, 2016, 12:06 PM

Aug 2016

A LOT of money was wasted and the lives of both those in custody and who took jobs with these operations were negatively impacted to learn what anyone with any sense would know.

Going to have to learn the same lessons with education ...

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Justice Department says it's ending the use of private prisons [View all] DonViejo Aug 2016 OP

GOOD! Private prisons are an abomination to democracy. n/t backscatter712 Aug 2016 #1

Sadly Cosmocat Aug 2016 #2

How many schools could we have built LakeArenal Aug 2016 #41

Agreed: Good Decision: Business can not be trusted human lives lewebley3 Aug 2016 #35

I don't think our Federal Gov. signed 20 year contracts with 'for profits like many State Govs did. Sunlei Aug 2016 #3

Dick Cheney Scarsdale Aug 2016 #6

State "for profit" prisons. part of bush/cheney admin. plans to grab as much taxpayer $ as possible Sunlei Aug 2016 #9

The bulk of the "industry" is Federal, though Recursion Aug 2016 #7

K & R ...... Wounded Bear Aug 2016 #4

You are right! burrowowl Aug 2016 #38

"do not maintain the same level ..." Of course not, that would cut into profits ! eppur_se_muova Aug 2016 #5

Yep! Buckeye_Democrat Aug 2016 #14

Great! Kber Aug 2016 #8

Oh, God! And I thought the ban applied to the whole country! I'd bet the Cal33 Aug 2016 #40

Thank gods. They've been a running sore on our democracy and will be until the last one is razed. Hekate Aug 2016 #10

Well, this is embarassing..... TalkingDog Aug 2016 #11

Well, there goes three months of writing on Baitball Blogger Aug 2016 #12

Great show ... and BlueMTexpat Aug 2016 #24

Yeah, that was a great plot line. Baitball Blogger Aug 2016 #33

I'm hoping that it was the latter ... BlueMTexpat Aug 2016 #49

I'm sorry, I actually meant BlueMTexpat Aug 2016 #50

don't worry bonemachine Aug 2016 #28

Better that the five years starts today Friend or Foe Aug 2016 #32

True that. bonemachine Aug 2016 #37

Not to mention that private prisons provide incentive... Buckeye_Democrat Aug 2016 #13

Good! Private prison is a pox on human rights AllyCat Aug 2016 #15

k & r lovemydog Aug 2016 #16

Wonderful! And about time, too! eom Maeve Aug 2016 #17

Can this be Flipped? qwlauren35 Aug 2016 #18

Yes, but I doubt Hillary would do that. Ligyron Aug 2016 #21

And may their 'Industry' collapse! charliea Aug 2016 #19

Cue The Vonage theme! rocktivity Aug 2016 #20

K & R SunSeeker Aug 2016 #22

Some good magazines on this subject turbinetree Aug 2016 #23

Looks like it's having an immediate effect: Saviolo Aug 2016 #25

Love it! grahamhgreen Aug 2016 #43

Genius: Saviolo Aug 2016 #45

5 year low! That 12% yield is a bit sickening. They've been putting people through a living hell grahamhgreen Aug 2016 #46

YESSSS!!!! BlueMTexpat Aug 2016 #26

That is great news! PatSeg Aug 2016 #27

Kickin' with gusto! Faux pas Aug 2016 #29

And I sure hope FigTree Aug 2016 #30

Long overdue CanonRay Aug 2016 #31

�Bottom line, I�d also say, you get what you pay for,� Yates said. PatSeg Aug 2016 #34

this is yuge! nt retrowire Aug 2016 #36

Canada was the first country to abandon having private prisons. We are the second. Cal33 Aug 2016 #39

Major victory people! Keep up the good work! grahamhgreen Aug 2016 #42

Society Must Focus on Rehabilitation Peaceful Protester Aug 2016 #44

it is disgusting they ever thought this would be a good idea Skittles Aug 2016 #47

Now, if 50 states would just follow suit. n/t malthaussen Aug 2016 #48

Outstanding decision! UCmeNdc Aug 2016 #51

About 20 years late. marble falls Aug 2016 #52