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   Ketira shena Pretarasedrin said, 11 months ago

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   Cartoonists do that all the time to further the point. This sounds like some of the Corporations….
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   Jase99 said, 11 months ago

   I remember an incident some years ago when a private company was transferring prisoners between jails. They stopped at our town’s Burger King to feed the prisoners. Apparently the guard per prisoner ratio was very low. When one of the guards went in to get the food, the prisoners overpowered the other guard and escaped. They were finally recaptured about 6 hours later in a stand-off in which they took an innocent family hostage.
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   ARodney said, 11 months ago

   Private prison companies worked with ALEC to write the Arizona law, and ALEC made sure it passed (not hard, with a GOP majority). It’s a huge taxpayer-funded feeding frenzy for them, since those poor suckers get thrown in the pokey at taxpayer expense for months. There’s no investment that pays off nearly as well as buying state governments!
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   Simon_Jester said, 11 months ago

   To anyone who thinks privatizing prisons is a good Idea, Google the following three words, Kids For Cash
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   mikefive said, 11 months ago

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   The signs are a lot funnier than the ’toon proper.
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   Eryx said, 11 months ago

   @ARodney

   Why do you think they’re so hot for privatizing education? Only 1 in 150 is locked up, but almost EVERYONE goes to public school.
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   Ms. Ima said, 11 months ago

   We should send all our criminals to Canada like England sent theirs to Australia. They are liberal.
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   dtroutma said, 11 months ago

   Remember the recent killing spree brought to the west by a guy who escaped from an Arizona CONTRACTOR RUN prison? Gee, Texas also has a problem with their private CONTRACTOR RUN prisons as well. Right, “privatize” prisons and services, pay lousy salaries and benefits, while the contractor runs off with huge profits, ‘cause "non-profit government’ doesn’t work, unless they pay those huge profits to contractors??
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   ahab said, 11 months ago

   @Simon_Jester

   Wow Simon, Pennsylvania sounds like Utah in that story. I’m amazed we haven’t heard more about this. Iguess Faux news felt it was un news worthy.: )
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    DenverMosaic said, 11 months ago

    Here’s an example where the interest of the courts is generating revenue and profits for probation companies than providing justice to the accused.

    http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/03/us/probation-fees-multiply-as-companies-profit.html?_r=1&hp
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    yohannbiimu said, 11 months ago

    Sorry Pett, but the laws that Arizona passed were already in the Federal books (but, it shouldn’t surprise that a petty partisan pundit would lie). The only reason why Arizona passed them is because Obama and his DOJ have unilaterally ignored border security laws. Of course, none of you MSNBC-watchers ever get that line of the news (i.e. the truth).
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    Eryx said, 11 months ago

    @Ms. Ima

    You ARE aware that Canada is not a colony of the U.S., right?
    
    Actually, we already operate what are in effect “prison camps” on our possessions. Except that the prisoners were never convicted of anything but being desperate enough to work in one of our clothing factories. On Saipan Island.
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    dtroutma said, 11 months ago

    Gitmo IS, by treaty with Cuba when we granted them independence, “U.S. Territory”, period. Though supposedly at the time for a “coaling station”, possession IS 99.999999% of the law. Now, as for IGNORING U.S. Law with regard to prisoners and the “rights” thereof?
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    Eryx said, 11 months ago

    @yohannbiimu

    “(but, it shouldn’t surprise that a petty partisan pundit would lie).” You mean, like Glenn McCoy?
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    Ms. Ima said, 11 months ago

    @Eryx

    Of course. You might even teach that Canada and America are even separate countries. Maybe.
    Why don’t you union activists go to Saipan Island and unionize them?
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