US Prisons

[aviomaster]

VERY soon very soon the time is coming FOR USA fascist regime will go down ...

Creating WARS in Russian and Chinese neghborhood will escalate into WW-III

and than Americans take guns and destroy the imbeciles in Washington DC Who are drinking your blood.

[aviomaster]

Freenetnow - MEXICO crime rate is connecte to the war on drugs , and how expensive they are.

1 gram of Cocaine in the street in USA costs like 2 Grams of GOLD.

This is caused by war on drugs , BY USA goverment , Plus CIA is the largest drug dealer on EARTH. Very interesting fact. USA on 100.000 people has the highest number of prisoners than any other nation.

780 and this number is not falling it is going up. Police are one of the major factors for such high crime

[Freenetnow]

BTW - I LOVE Canada and Mexico. I visit them often. I love Vancouver. But I won't be traveling to mexico for a long time. You should here the stories my border guard friends tell me. I just pray it will end because their citizens are being terrorized in many, but not all, areas.

[lewisron41atyahoo]

Paris Hilton caught with coke again

[chargerfan80]

Americans need to understand that there are some real awesome people in prison, I was there with several awesome people and am happy that I had the opportunity to meet them. Unfortunately, we are not viewed for our personalities, we are only referred to by our crime!!

" I have a DREAM, that one day I will be judged by the content of my CHARACTER, Not the Content of my P.S.I." I have a DREAM!!

(P.S.I.= Pre-sentencing Investigation Report)

Judge me for me not one minor mistake I made!!!

[aviomaster]

USA is dump shit , stealing worlds OIL resources for their own benefit ,, benefit of the few , and rest go to Prison ....

IT is amazing that UNITED STATES of AMERICA has highest prison population on EARTH ,

780 prisoners on 100.000 people. Russia 640 prisoners on 100.000 people.

IRAN 222 on 100.000

USA has 1/4 of all prisoners on EARTH .

[Freenetnow]

@aviomaster The US has an adult population of about 200 million. And we have approx. 2 million in prison, which includes pretrial detainees. That's ONE percent of our adult population. And our violent crime rate has been falling for over a decade.

Meanwhile Canada's violent crime rate has almost doubled, and mexico is a basket case. Mayors are being killed or resigning, and scores are killed almost daily.

I feel quite safe here.

[BoopaDooP2252]

Actually badlikeme79, if you informed yourself on the Asian prison community, you'd know that one of the harshest prison environments is that in China. please stop commenting. you have no idea what you're saying.

[landsker]

Prisons not only enforce the racial prejudices within the judical forces, they also provide employment for a sector of the community that is prepared to serve the government of the day without overly questioning the reasons behind the situation. The system has become bigger than the purpose. The drug war is morally unsound, and thus one might expect a reversal of tides, who knows, if the economy collapses, maybe the Russians will take over and set everyone free.

[ezekieloak]

Like Homer Simpson says... "29% of all statistics are just made up. 76% of all people know that."

[FinsterFlummoxing]

The number is no longer 1 in 142. The number has been updated to just less than 1 in 100 as of the end of 2006.

The number is bound to grow exponentially due to the collapsing economy.

Everyone knows that a bad economy and a lack of jobs cause a spike in the crime numbers.

I suspect they need to rethink the Draconian drug laws and decriminalize them.

[badlikeme79]

the reason why there are many incarcerated in american prison, is because it is not harsh enough. Other country, eliminate their prisoner, that is why they don't have many prisoner in their prison system.

[bolosmelga]

the reason why there are many incarcerated in american prison, is because there are to many stupid, vindictif hillbillys like you.

[badlikeme79]

how could the state segregate when court order not to segregate. The court run the prison, what they say is how the prison system are run.

[dragun39]

There are almost as many people in prison in the U.S. than in Russia and China combined. But your average american is under the misunderstanding that they are more free than anyone else. Power of brainwashing. Prison system is big business in the U.S. That's what you could go to jail for a decade for growing marijuana at home or some other trivial thing like that. Americans have been dominated into submission

[alwaysopen]

Parks are the least of my worries unless it is national parks such as Yellowstone. There are more suburban parks than urban parks, sleep there.

How did Africans with AIDS become an American issue?

Hillside from the goose is pointing out real estate. The owner of the land can do as he wants. Our political system fuels this. People with real values other than appeasing the rich need to run for legislative seats.

There is your cue.

[alwaysopen]

I got the overall feeling that arresting a criminal was wrong and we should live in anarchy. Is that a nigger point of view or white liberals that feel guilty for no reason?

The percentage reflects the percentage of the individual races that commit crime. Watch TV and see who is doing the crimes.

What a mindset...open the gates and set them free. Then gun them dowm!

[82ghost]

It only takes a basic understanding of criminology to understand why many people are in jail no matter their race. If the government would start from that point there would be a signifigant decrease in crime & poverty. A valid point that was made also is that the system that has been in place thus far is without question ineffective at rehabilitating these so called "criminals". Its not a "nigger" point of view or "white liberal" point of view rather a HUMAN perspective that you seem to lack.

[tibugg]

You need to shut up.Now.Yes, more blacks commit crime than whites.So blacks as a race must be more criminally inclined than whites?Is that what you're saying?Man, that's just so fucked up I don't know what to say.Blacks commit more crimes cuz they live in a society that favors whites and pushes blacks down.Slavery as an institution may be gone,but racism still exists,& the justice system isn't exempt from this fact.Also,please know the history of the word "nigger" before u use it like that.

[alwaysopen]

The media presents racism so that it is a constant sore. Why turn American citizens on ourselves? It is but one of the manners in which we are kept in a state of unrest.

Society favors none but the rich - black or white.

I live in a black neighborhood - black and nigger is different - ask my neighbors or Chris Rock. I have met too many WHITE niggers - they have no respect for themselves or others and try to slide by in life.

Blacks commit crimes because they are pushed down? By who?

[xenophobia2006]

Racialized and poor people are criminalized to maintain the racist and capitalist social order. It is illegal to sleep in parks but fine to patent aids medications so to ensure that people in Africa cannot afford them.

"The law will punish a man or woman who steals the goose from the hillside, but lets the greater robber loose who steals the hillside from the goose."

[badlikeme79]

who are to blame, when people go around and start banging each other and collect stds. Blame the drug company for aquireing the disease?

[madlovesblue]

maybe you should read up on the origin of AIDS

[tigernumberone]

You are correct i m not well versed in this but i feel what you say is right!

[badlikeme79]

why you complain about black are being supress. Asian people are minority, but you don't see them in prison. Black complain too much. You guys have more going for you, look at barack obama, oprah, every black should model themselve after the successful people, not commit crime.

[KTSEROV2351]

and this mfing shit about women working in prisons is absurd! and this bitch who sued for a prisoner masturbating in front of her, get real!

why did you want to work in their the first place?

[KTSEROV2351]

the prisons arguement will be : we don't create the hostile environment the prisoners do based on their race, but knowing this the prisons allow the all the races to live under the same roof, so in effect THEY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE HOSTILE ENVIRONMENT AND THUS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR CREATING IT, this bs of "can we all get along" is another line of liberal BS

[KTSEROV2351]

now heres yet another thing that's gonna come and may even be legit: race wars in prison, ya could sue the state for creating a hostile environment, and not segregating prisons based on race

[xenophobia2006]

I don't believe prisons should be racially segregated but i do believe society is responsible for the environment prisoners are placed in. It should be one that aids in rehabilitation not to sink people further into crime and trauma.

[KTSEROV2351]

well they have sued for second hand smoke, what's next? suing for bad food? too high in salt and fat and cholesterol? only junk food in

the store?

[KTSEROV2351]

these mfers in prison sue for second hand smoke?

lmfao! how about sue for gettin your butt fucked?

[KTSEROV2351]

the problem with we in the WEst is that we are fucn pussies compared to other gov'ts around the world

[KTSEROV2351]

by elimination wht do i mean? what do you think? execute em! we gotta go back to that kind of mentality to stop violence in this country bc nothing else works!

[xenophobia2006]

It has been shown that capital punishment does not in fact prevent crime.

[KTSEROV2351]

what they outta do with convicted murderers, repeat violent offenders is just eliminate them.

Save the taxpayers money and eliminate the glorification of the gangster lifestyle. So you will say: some are innocent? well just make damn sure they guilty and know that they are, if doubts don't do it until further info

[showhorsechick]

Here's a thought... If you don't want to go to jail get your life on track assholes. I mean it's pretty stright forward isn't it. People can come off the boat with NOTHING and hold down three (shitty) jobs and make something of themselves. Why should I feel sorry for drug dealer, gangbangers and rapist? Grab a life.

[kirky29]

Nice video, interesting statistics..

[centerrightpunk]

more leftist anti-prison propaganda.

[xenophobia2006]

Yup.

[dkatzu2]

Hopefully some day soon we will build a large Federal Penitentiary in the middle of Northern Alaska (Brrrrr) just for traitorious Communist SWINES like this stupid BITCH. Dress warm Angie !

[tastysalad]

alternatives to prison?where do you move manson?

[xenophobia2006]

To your house?

[tastysalad]

so they can escape and then commit even more crimes.puh-lease.

[tastysalad]

oh boo-hoo.if you dont want to go to jail dont commit a crime.dumbasses.

[xenophobia2006]

But how do we decide what crime is? Think about it.

[tastysalad]

lets see.its very well described in the bill of rights,constitution and public ordaninces.besides which you only go to jail for major crimes.its kinda obvious youre not supposed to steal a car or brandish a firearm.

[xenophobia2006]

Then why do you think laws change over time and cultures?

[tastysalad]

what laws are you trying to reffer to?there are very OBVIOUS things you dont do like robbery,carjacking,murder,etc.

[xenophobia2006]

Why is taking drugs illegal but drinking alcohol isn't? Or certain sexual acts are illegal and other's aren't? Or living in some countries without permission is illegal?

[tastysalad]

the only sexual acts against the law are those with minors.drugs are sold by narco guerrillas and the taliban wheras alcohol is sold and distributed by a major industry that provides thousands of jobs.

[xenophobia2006]

What about laws against sodomy and prostitution? Why do you think alcohol is a "major industry" and drugs aren't? What about prescription drugs? Did you know there was a time cocaine and opium were considered over the counter medication?

[tastysalad]

because beer companies dont buy guns and car bombs with their profits.

[xenophobia2006]

Um, the american government buy (and frequently sell to developing countries) guns and bombs with the corporation's profits.

[tastysalad]

what "corporatons" are you talking about?

lawl.youre paranoid!

[xenophobia2006]

Where do you think the government gets it's money from? Taxpayers maybe? What planet do you live on?

[tastysalad]

you said they used "corporations" money.and yes,ofcourse they use tax money.and by the way,what countries are you trying to reffer to?

[Tahmus]

What the fuck - what was the point of showing Paris Hilton, the daughter of capitalists whose wealth is built on the unpaid labor of thousands of their workers, at the point of the video when the statistic of white people in jail was shown? Most of the white people in jail come from poor, working class families also, not multimillionaire families.

[xenophobia2006]

well, I guess I was

a) just being a little sarcastic

and

b) trying to get the attention of people who may not normally think about the connections between how we see justice/criminalization of stars represented in the media versus those people no one ever hears about and the system as a whole.

[greggorey]

xenophobia, its good marketing. if you can you might even put paris's picture as the one that comes up on the picture caption.

[maybechildhood]

marketing what? anti-prison politics?

[carmelite23]

marketing of his video

[xenophobia2006]

why would I be "marketing" this video? you make it sound like i'd be making money off it. i was just interested in turning this Paris Hilton frenzy into something more thoughtful.

[volodyanarchist]

Excelent and thought provoking... btw i linked to it from Anarchopedia's prison article.

[greggorey]

if you want to do something about the prison industrial complex and the racism behind it, stop the drug war.

vote ron paul!

[miklospower]

It is all a reflection of all of us. We have systems in place that work for the most part and are fundamentally necessary under the current circumstances even as the current circumstances are not fundamentally necessary at all.