Civil liberties group sues prison company

[IDemo]

Source: Associated Press

The lawsuit says Idaho’s only private prison is extraordinarily violent

updated 12:45 p.m. MT, Thurs., March. 11, 2010

BOISE, Idaho - The American Civil Liberties Union is suing state prison officials and a private company, claiming violence is so rampant at the Idaho Correctional Center that it's known as "gladiator school" among inmates.

The ACLU said it would file the lawsuit Thursday against Nashville, Tennessee-based Corrections Corp. of America in U.S. District Court in Boise.

The lawsuit says Idaho's only private prison is extraordinarily violent, with guards deliberately exposing inmates to brutal beatings from other prisoners as a management tool.

The group contends the prison then denies injured inmates medical care to save money and hide the extent of injuries.

Read more: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35820268/ns/us_news-crime_and_courts/

[defendandprotect]

1. We really have to get something done about this prison industry . . .

[ixion]

3. yeah, like un-privatize it and provide proper oversight

and release the non-violent offenders.

[defendandprotect]

4. Another bit of profitable destruction by and for right wing --

Prisons were "reformed" by liberals in 1930's --

Right wing came back in 1970's/??? to deform --

As a matter of fact, I think it was Alger Hiss who headed up REFORM --

making him a prime candidate for the targeting/revenge of the McCarthites --

They purged government of all liberals/progressives at that time.

[DeSwiss]

2. This is one instance when I fully support the DEATH PENALTY......

...the CORPORATE DEATH PENALTY for Corrections Corp. of America.

- We need to kill this monster. NOW.

K&R

[jmowreader]

5. I have a WONDERFUL idea for how to fix this

Sentence the CEO of Corrections Corporation of America to a year and a day in the Idaho Correctional Center. Don't tell anyone who he is. (If the prisoners know who he is, they'll probably kill him. I don't want that to happen.) One of two things will happen: he will get his company's corporate shit together and fix his mess, or he will not--in which case nationalizing his property is a good idea.