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.
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!
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??
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).
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?
And I absolutely agree the Republicans in Congress should have pushed for it, long before he took office. Gitmo is an embarrassment, a very, very, costly one.(in many ways)
TO remark on what 2 people said ;Obama never said he would get us jobs all by himself on inauguration He said we must all "work together!So he didn’t get GITM closed. The GOP has been as 1st. priority to make Obama fail and to obstruct every one of his propolsals, Just google list of Obama’s accomplishments withcitations. TO see he was very busy getting other things done EG he gave washington DC’s residents The Right to Bear Arms For the FIRST time, ever.
About Arizona’s laws, to a vast majority of people think that Arizona is an embarrassment to the other states. That it is the armpit of the nation and much worse You know that Romney calls it a model to go by! When most of the people are thankful theyDON’T have to live there. No one has said anything YET, but W. Bush took way more vacaction time than Obama. Look it up!
Ketira almost 12 years ago
Cartoonists do that all the time to further the point. This sounds like some of the Corporations….
Jason Allen almost 12 years 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.
ARodney almost 12 years 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!
Simon_Jester almost 12 years ago
To anyone who thinks privatizing prisons is a good Idea, Google the following three words, Kids For Cash
Dtroutma almost 12 years 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??
DenverMosaic almost 12 years 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
yohannbiimu almost 12 years 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).
Dtroutma almost 12 years 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?
el8 almost 12 years ago
the shysters got life upon appointment
Dtroutma almost 12 years ago
And I absolutely agree the Republicans in Congress should have pushed for it, long before he took office. Gitmo is an embarrassment, a very, very, costly one.(in many ways)
pam Miner almost 12 years ago
TO remark on what 2 people said ;Obama never said he would get us jobs all by himself on inauguration He said we must all "work together!So he didn’t get GITM closed. The GOP has been as 1st. priority to make Obama fail and to obstruct every one of his propolsals, Just google list of Obama’s accomplishments withcitations. TO see he was very busy getting other things done EG he gave washington DC’s residents The Right to Bear Arms For the FIRST time, ever.
About Arizona’s laws, to a vast majority of people think that Arizona is an embarrassment to the other states. That it is the armpit of the nation and much worse You know that Romney calls it a model to go by! When most of the people are thankful theyDON’T have to live there. No one has said anything YET, but W. Bush took way more vacaction time than Obama. Look it up!