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WinkyDink

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19. Why, it's almost as if this is a consumation devoutly to be wished!

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Mon Apr 1, 2013, 07:37 PM

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Former Prisoner: ‘For-Profit’ Prisons Churning Out Waves Of Violent White Supremacists [View all] Tx4obama Apr 2013 OP

And worthy of a rec... dixiegrrrrl Apr 2013 #1

K&R patrice Apr 2013 #2

k&r limpyhobbler Apr 2013 #3

The private prison corporations have a mission SDjack Apr 2013 #4

Prison-Industrial Complex. Where's Eisenhower? nt Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2013 #11

We ignored his warning about the MIC... awoke_in_2003 Apr 2013 #15

Prison Guards Union has the same mission. Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2013 #12

How many white soft bankers sent to the clinker erronis Apr 2013 #17

Prison Guards Union? meanit Apr 2013 #27

For example, the prison guards union in California (public employees) is very powerful Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2013 #30

Corporate training for Brown Shirts pscot Apr 2013 #37

Okay. It now makes perfect sense. Demeter Apr 2013 #5

This message was self-deleted by its author DollarBillHines Apr 2013 #6

I didn't want to click on the link, but I Googled it. Glad I didn't! dmr Apr 2013 #7

Oh, crap! I didn't see that DollarBillHines Apr 2013 #8

"corrections system"? More like "moral removals!" N/t alp227 Apr 2013 #9

But..but CHICAGO!! *sputter* Gangs@! (oh wait, these are gangs too) Number23 Apr 2013 #10

eh, before too long they'll all be working for the Republican party or the Koch brothers mountain grammy Apr 2013 #13

And so we come full circle... socialindependocrat Apr 2013 #16

Any smoking guns? erronis Apr 2013 #20

Google "jan brewer prison lobby" Ptah Apr 2013 #23

No, just supposition and conjecture - but it sounds like it fits.... socialindependocrat Apr 2013 #28

There's a huge overseas market for all the stuff we have plenty of.. mountain grammy Apr 2013 #31

..and plenty access to guns and ammo fascisthunter Apr 2013 #14

For-profit Prisons use a lot of trustees . . . another_liberal Apr 2013 #18

I suppose that makes (disgusting) sense etherealtruth Apr 2013 #22

That was the explanation I was looking for aint_no_life_nowhere Apr 2013 #24

Why, it's almost as if this is a consumation devoutly to be wished! WinkyDink Apr 2013 #19

For profit prisons = a symptom of a truly sick society. Initech Apr 2013 #21

The Aryan Brotherhood have a church, The Church of Jesus Christ, in Idaho. Google this. DhhD Apr 2013 #25

k/r Dawson Leery Apr 2013 #26

Many of these men are illiterate, unable to read and write, according to the links above. DhhD Apr 2013 #29

K&R PolitFreak Apr 2013 #32

Another way the Prison Industrial Complex serves the wingers Doctor_J Apr 2013 #33

Hmmm ... and if the prison management shares some of AB's racist views ? eppur_se_muova Apr 2013 #34

A very good read cbrer Apr 2013 #35

Am I nuts to wonder about a conspiracy cbrer Apr 2013 #36

Can we start calling them terrorists? Blue_Tires Apr 2013 #38

Kick n/t Tx4obama Apr 2013 #39

Yikes. Interesting read. pacalo Apr 2013 #40