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35. The marijuana war, and also the growing surveillance state

Tue Mar 26, 2013, 02:37 PM

Mar 2013

will help keep the shareholders of these prisons happy.

When a government creates for itself the ability to constantly monitor and comb through everything people say or do, it is not hard to make sure that lots of people end up in prison.

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The Obama administration is aggressively growing private prisons, [View all] woo me with science Mar 2013 OP

We have the biggest prison population in the world. There had to be a reason for that sabrina 1 Mar 2013 #1

it is a bit odd that the 'land of the free' has the highest incarceration rate markiv Mar 2013 #5

+10000 woo me with science Apr 2013 #61

Certainly not JEB Mar 2013 #18

It's been some time & I didn't save the link, CrispyQ Mar 2013 #30

Americans are not going to wake the F up. Many RKP5637 Mar 2013 #52

private prisons create lobbies for longer sentences markiv Mar 2013 #2

Sickeningly close to our health insurance complex. dotymed Mar 2013 #17

So many of our major institutions are corrupt & compromised to the core. CrispyQ Mar 2013 #54

+1 There should never be a profit motive woo me with science Mar 2013 #34

+1 - or denying health care arely staircase Mar 2013 #60

Prison slave labor? I thought we wanted to bring manufacturing back to America! bullwinkle428 Mar 2013 #3

Bring manufacturing back to America? That would require paying a wage Autumn Mar 2013 #4

want a job? get a sentence, not a degree markiv Mar 2013 #6

Well on the bright side, there is health care in prisons. For now. Autumn Mar 2013 #7

Actually, many prisons and most jails dotymed Mar 2013 #20

PLUS They Bill Us for about $3000.00 per fredamae Mar 2013 #32

The figure I've heard is $300 per day per inmate MindPilot Mar 2013 #36

WOW! fredamae Mar 2013 #46

This is chilling, but what I've come to expect from Obama. There is nothing he won't sell out. forestpath Mar 2013 #8

Is it even possible to disagree without resorting to nasty insults? Nuclear Unicorn Mar 2013 #21

There's nothing nasty about that. OnyxCollie Mar 2013 #28

+1 Go Vols Mar 2013 #43

Yup. OnyxCollie Mar 2013 #44

k/r for sad truth green for victory Mar 2013 #9

It's no coincidence that the 80s 'War on Drugs' hysteria occured during the birth of the private markiv Mar 2013 #10

What about the fact that "our" armed forces dotymed Mar 2013 #22

The marijuana war, and also the growing surveillance state woo me with science Mar 2013 #35

What about Locheed, Boeing, Northrup, Raytheon etc. Progressive dog Mar 2013 #11

You are right, of course. woo me with science Mar 2013 #12

Yeah, execpt that those big DoD contrators MindPilot Mar 2013 #38

Government guarantees 90% occupancy rate in private prisons. woo me with science Mar 2013 #13

Anyone signing off on such a guarantee KamaAina Mar 2013 #29

90% is low. MindPilot Mar 2013 #31

K & R !!! WillyT Mar 2013 #14

Just imagine if that money went to education and text books weren't from Texas. valerief Mar 2013 #15

Just imagine. woo me with science Mar 2013 #45

You keep ProSense Mar 2013 #16

Capitalism like for profit prisons Rex Mar 2013 #19

Just So Disturbing On So Many Levels colsohlibgal Mar 2013 #23

+1 Attaching a profit motive to imprisoning human beings woo me with science Mar 2013 #49

Economic prosperity would make this unnecessary. AnotherMcIntosh Mar 2013 #24

Hate to say this but... cynzke Mar 2013 #25

How convenient? cynzke Mar 2013 #27

I keep hearing more and more stories like this AnnieK401 Mar 2013 #26

For those who still deny the existence of a police state MindPilot Mar 2013 #33

His baggage though....is hard to ignore... KoKo Mar 2013 #37

Agreed. They advcoate all kinds of freedom except when it comes women's bodies and Jesus. MindPilot Mar 2013 #39

What about ProSense Mar 2013 #40

Yes, I believe I saw that article yesterday MindPilot Mar 2013 #42

Damn... FATNED Mar 2013 #41

Let's nationalize the prison industry. Initech Mar 2013 #47

This is SHAMEFUL. Faryn Balyncd Mar 2013 #48

+1 It's unconscionable. woo me with science Mar 2013 #50

Stop picking on the President. n/t Hotler Mar 2013 #51

I know. It's so unfair. woo me with science Mar 2013 #53

kick woo me with science Mar 2013 #55

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It is being aggressively accelerated under Obama, woo me with science Mar 2013 #57

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You obscure the truth. Obama is using our government to support and grow this private industry. woo me with science Mar 2013 #59

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