Locked Up: The Problem with Private Prisons and the Penitentiary System

[maximumrule]

The US Congress deserves to be incarcerated. Nearly every last one of them.

[GiftedOneA]

Thank you for your work! I first saw the privatization of prisons in abt 1985. I was collecting information with respect to "deaths" in prisons and did a national search and found private prisons in the South. I recall thinking to myself "what the heck is that?" The few I saw stuck in my mind as I knew something was wrong with that. I continue to talk about this in my work with prisons. I believe it is coming to WI under Gov Walker. The Kock Brothers backed him and own many prisons. humm

[logtype47]

@Pill88Dickle You know, that's a great idea. I would love see his face after reading the data.

[MrKushbuds]

this need so many more views

[logtype47]

I recall writing a college paper back in 1994 forecasting the explosion of private prisons in the US and my professor disagreed and said it was a far fetched theory that didn't have legs. How I wish I could see him now.

[drjasonjcampbell]

@logtype47 Hm. Unfortunately, it's all about the money. It's sad but true.

[redwingslou]

Just gas all the prisoners and be done with it!

[luxvoyager1111]

@redwingslou i am hoping that's meant to be a cruel and incredibly unfunny joke. will you still feel that way when someone you know is locked up? if you are not aware, the majority of prisoners are non-violent offenders, not dangerous criminals. and i do not have faith that all of those deemed "dangerous criminals" are actually dangerous. but if it hasn't touched your life personally yet, you should realize that it CAN get worse, and it CAN put good people (heck, even innocent people) in jail.

[badgarcia]

THIS IS ANTI AMERICAN C.C.A. IS A CRIMINAL ORG.

[anphelps27]

I work at a private prison as a CO and it is the most corrupt place I have ever worked at and I was in the military. People lose their jobs for nothing and others promote and move up the ladder because of their networking skills, not their work ethic. Most of the people that run my prison worked at a grocery store then this prison opened and they got hired soley because of their residents. A very corrupt place and I talk to other people from other privatized prisons, same thing.

[manudave1]

Points 1 and 2 are absolute truth. Point 3 is not fact and I don't think it will ever happen

[drjasonjcampbell]

I hope for our sake I'm wrong and the 3rd option I discussed never happens. But there is no limit to corruption.

[icarusinbrazil]

@manudave1 Why will the third point never happen? We have had extraordinary renditions which is the same thing on a small scale for reasons other than profit. I have never seen any industry that hasn't been willing to cross any line or remove any obstacle on the path to a bigger profit.

[freedomfighter790]

@manudave1 I dont know the whole thing is far fetched but its happening. its possible.