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4. Americans are truly fucked if this continues. Damn, I wish Americans would get their heads

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Tue Sep 11, 2012, 06:04 PM

Sep 2012

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If the First Paragraph of This Alone Doesn't Give You Chills..It's Like a Horror Film [View all] jpbollma Sep 2012 OP

A good reason to start throwing bankers into prison. nt Speck Tater Sep 2012 #1

+100 ~nt 99th_Monkey Sep 2012 #42

So true, but we all know better. It will be the poor who populate the prisons dotymed Sep 2012 #72

throw them out of windows RoccoR5955 Sep 2012 #98

Behold, the Prison Industrial Complex! n/t porphyrian Sep 2012 #2

For context, here's the paragraph: enough Sep 2012 #3

The Corrections Corporation of America. Doesn't Jan Brewer work for them? Scuba Sep 2012 #6

They sure helped elect her, so I would say yes? mountain grammy Sep 2012 #47

That is Draconian. They are literally buying people, enslaving them. They are also sabrina 1 Sep 2012 #19

"If you read about this happening in some other country, you would be horrified." gateley Sep 2012 #31

And every single element of society, that is truedelphi Sep 2012 #44

Excellent post, I agree with every word. There simply are no adequate words to describe sabrina 1 Sep 2012 #55

+++++++++ The Doctor. Sep 2012 #100

Americans are truly fucked if this continues. Damn, I wish Americans would get their heads RKP5637 Sep 2012 #4

This message was self-deleted by its author littlemissmartypants Sep 2012 #5

speechless here n/t grasswire Sep 2012 #7

This: CrispyQ Sep 2012 #8

You are spot on Casandia Sep 2012 #18

Pot smokers? Scootaloo Sep 2012 #56

AND they use the prison labor to make more money dixiegrrrrl Sep 2012 #77

Yes & some work for free to take time off their sentence! CrispyQ Sep 2012 #83

ugly Liberal_in_LA Sep 2012 #9

We live in a police state. It is tightening it's tentacles around us everyday. Lint Head Sep 2012 #10

How TF do you "maintain occupancy rates"? Canuckistanian Sep 2012 #11

Easy. Crack down on medical cannabis. Those folks won't even be able to fight back. kestrel91316 Sep 2012 #16

Yup. And create a surveillance state. nt woo me with science Sep 2012 #76

Yeah, pretty much. JoeyT Sep 2012 #58

You take your billions in profit & lobby Congress for laws to lock up Citizens. CrispyQ Sep 2012 #68

The war on drugs has been keeping a lot of people locked up... Blue_Tires Sep 2012 #71

California's prison population Sekhmets Daughter Sep 2012 #88

Ah, that's the key... Canuckistanian Sep 2012 #95

I heard a great radio interview robbob Sep 2012 #96

Slavery by Another Name Sekhmets Daughter Sep 2012 #104

kr. and with the growth in for-profit prison industries (not just making things for the government HiPointDem Sep 2012 #12

wow fishwax Sep 2012 #13

This message was self-deleted by its author AnotherMcIntosh Sep 2012 #14

yet. nt awoke_in_2003 Sep 2012 #26

I think we would be amazed at the occupations of the shareholders. dotymed Sep 2012 #80

This message was self-deleted by its author AnotherMcIntosh Sep 2012 #87

Sadly, insider trading is perfectly legal for Congress. dotymed Sep 2012 #102

k & r The Midway Rebel Sep 2012 #15

I recently rented a ... 1StrongBlackMan Sep 2012 #17

Oh. My. God. You're right. It's fascism and it's HERE. Th1onein Sep 2012 #20

It's time to shut down these corporate concentration camps meow2u3 Sep 2012 #21

This will be ugly jpbollma Sep 2012 #22

The Koch Bros are trying to buy the country right now.. socialindependocrat Sep 2012 #66

They are going to be putting people in jail for not paying their debts riverbendviewgal Sep 2012 #23

It's the republican plan vlyons Sep 2012 #24

Here is a video on the judges convicted for kickbacks riverbendviewgal Sep 2012 #25

Given the OP, this might become legal Patiod Sep 2012 #89

The US never got rid of slavery. nt valerief Sep 2012 #27

See my post above robbob Sep 2012 #97

Isn't the idea of a (modern) Prison System... Volaris Sep 2012 #28

Well, they should start with... skypilot Sep 2012 #29

This message was self-deleted by its author bupkus Sep 2012 #30

K&R nt avebury Sep 2012 #32

Can We All jpbollma Sep 2012 #34

"Forget it, Jake Bainbridge Bear Sep 2012 #33

Conformity defacto7 Sep 2012 #35

Talk about buy now Smilo Sep 2012 #36

Oh, c'mon. The profit motive never, ever leads to evil. What could possibly go wrong? tclambert Sep 2012 #37

add to that.. defacto7 Sep 2012 #45

Many of those things actually have happened. dixiegrrrrl Sep 2012 #79

Not everything should be privatized gollygee Sep 2012 #38

I'm not going to feign outrage over this. DaveJ Sep 2012 #39

Wow, do you actually think that people like Cheney, Rove,Romney and Bush dotymed Sep 2012 #81

that's just one of many indications stupidicus Sep 2012 #40

It is horrible. yardwork Sep 2012 #41

My answer to that... 47of74 Sep 2012 #43

In a normal society we would be working to keep people out of prison npk Sep 2012 #46

90% occupancy will be easy to maintain. The charter schools... DreamGypsy Sep 2012 #48

I want to be wrong re: Debbie Wasserman Schultz & CCA Astazia Sep 2012 #49

sorry for spelling errors above was trying swipe and wanted NOT to lose post for.4th time Astazia Sep 2012 #50

I have not read anything about Debbie Wasserman Schultz wrt to the private prison industry. sabrina 1 Sep 2012 #57

Are You Sure? aka-chmeee Sep 2012 #51

Holy sh_t! colorado_ufo Sep 2012 #52

That's totally wrong and FUBAR. tavalon Sep 2012 #53

"in exchange for various considerations" ? DearHeart Sep 2012 #54

This should bother every person in this country.. DLine Sep 2012 #59

Wackenhut prison rapefest Gabby Hayes Sep 2012 #60

So the state gets 72.7 million by 'selling' the prison xxqqqzme Sep 2012 #61

Capitalism to the extreme is as bad as Communism to the extreme,... Spitfire of ATJ Sep 2012 #62

Sieg Heil, mutherf/ckers. blkmusclmachine Sep 2012 #63

OK by me as long as they stock it with politicians. n/t CRH Sep 2012 #64

[YO, FOLKS! READ THE COMMENTS AT THE OP's LINK!!!] 6502 Sep 2012 #65

Hey, it's the free market... Wait, what? ck4829 Sep 2012 #67

Conscription prison service. Javaman Sep 2012 #69

I'm speechless. CanonRay Sep 2012 #70

Private prisons are so bad even the Florida legislature turned them down csziggy Sep 2012 #73

K&R tk2kewl Sep 2012 #74

This is so wrong on so many levels....holy fuck!!! truebrit71 Sep 2012 #75

This is what happens when you let corporations buy government. woo me with science Sep 2012 #78

Vonnegut warned against this The Wizard Sep 2012 #82

Hey Private Prison Profiteers: FUCK YOU Blue Owl Sep 2012 #84

This falls right into line The Wizard Sep 2012 #85

Rachel Maddow has reported on this. Sekhmets Daughter Sep 2012 #86

Prisons cannot be private Greybnk48 Sep 2012 #90

Any recent news on this? Catherine Vincent Sep 2012 #91

God bless America. L0oniX Sep 2012 #92

There was another thread before about this and EvilAL Sep 2012 #93

Here in Az - first came the Private Prisons, then came SB1070 - and yes, Bruja is making $$ jillan Sep 2012 #94

Terrifying Rider3 Sep 2012 #99

Have we forgotten about the "Kids for Cash" scandal? KansDem Sep 2012 #101

Morning kick! nt riderinthestorm Sep 2012 #103