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Kids for Cash-America's Privatized Prison System-Is Justice Done Here?
by Lonnie Hicks
Tuesday, May 28, 2013

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     How private prison systems and the Courts work together to create profits for Wall Street selling kids

Updated: 6/14/13 Texas puts kids in jail for missing school? Yep.
Updated: 5/28/13 More citations

Let's have a look at the explosion of the so-call private prison system in the United States. It is not a pretty picture.

The United States has more people incaerated as a percentage of population that any country in the world, more than China, the Soviet Union, more than any other country. Why is this?

First a few articles:

Kids sent to jail or juvenile hall for cash.
http://www.jlc.org/current-initiatives/promoting-fairness-courts/luzerne-kids-cash-scandal

Private Prisons grew by 784% in ten years? Why is that?

http://www.alternet.org/speakeasy/tikkundaily/americas-corrupt-justice-system-federal-private-prison-populations-grew-784-10?akid=10489.260128.Yv3ZNI&rd=1&src=newsletter846370&t=15

The ACLU Analysis

 http://www.aclu.org/prisoners-rights/private-prisons

 http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2013/05/09/1990331/private-prison-profits-skyrocket-as-executives-assure-investors-of-growing-offender-population/?mobile=nc

 

http://www.policymic.com/articles/24142/the-number-of-people-in-private-prisons-has-grown-by-1-664-in-the-last-19-years 

 6/14/13

Texas puts kids in jail for missing school?

http://www.alternet.org/texas-truancy?akid=10570.260128.5AzwzM&rd=1&src=newsletter854933&t=5

 

 

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Reviewed by Ronald Hull 5/29/2013
Yes, it's a disgrace how privatization of the prison system and the interlocking of judges, lawyers and private contractors feathering their nests has created a situation where youngsters are introduced to prison too soon, and, as a result of harsh penalties for victimless crimes, resulted in warehousing a part of our population that least needs being criminalized for trying to survive.

I personally know two women who were imprisoned unfairly. Upon returning to society they needed my help to get employment and housing, something that is quite easily denied to anyone who went to prison, regardless if they were railroaded or not.

Ron

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