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Civil Liberties

Rick Rolle

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4. I like that the individual states are taking control and cutting ties with private prisons.

Reply to brewens (Reply #3)

Fri Feb 12, 2021, 01:54 PM

Feb 2021

The so-called War on Drugs has been a massive boon to private prisons. I'd be interested to see how much $$$ private prison companies have paid to get "tough on drugs" judges elected, and how much $$$ they have spent on lobbying legislators to pass "tough on crime" laws.

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Excellent! I'm starting to love this man... Dream Girl Feb 2021 #1

YES! Faux pas Feb 2021 #2

I never thought this day would come in my lifetime, but Idaho may be shown as a great example brewens Feb 2021 #3

I like that the individual states are taking control and cutting ties with private prisons. Rick Rolle Feb 2021 #4