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"Private prisons are not colluding to keep prisoners in prison or lobbying the state or doing any kind of action to increase the number of people that become im

"Private prisons are not colluding to keep prisoners in prison or lobbying the state or doing any kind of action to increase the number of people that become imprisoned nor increase their length of stay." You sure about that? http://www.dailypaul.com/312217/pennsylvania-judge-sentenced-to-28-years-in-prison-for-selling-teens-to-prisons http://www.dailypaul.com/312217/pennsylvania-judge-sentenced...

ars 12y ago
If that was your best link, then it kinda proves his point and not yours.
- knieveltech 12y ago
  A PA judge was sentenced to 28 years for getting paid to put children behind bars and you're bitching about me picking the first link to an article on the subject I found from a quick google search?
  - ars 12y ago
    It's a terrible link. It shows an outlier, not the normal situation. If that's the best you can do then you have proved his point, not yours.
    - knieveltech 12y ago
      He said "private prisons are not colluding" I produce a link to a case that very clearly demonstrates collusion. You claim this proves there is no collusion. Yeah, we're done here.
      - ars 12y ago
        Yes we are done because you can not seem to distinguish the singular and the plural.
smutticus 12y ago
Here is a bit more info on Ciavarella. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/31/books/review/kids-for-cash-and-the-injustice-system.html http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/31/books/review/kids-for-cash... If I read the parent comment you seem to be saying that legal lobbying is the problem. However, the Ciavarella story concerns illegal corruption. I'm not a fan of the American prison system, mainly because it promotes forced labour, or slavery. The 13tm amendment explicitly contains an exemption for prison labour, something which has historically been abused in America. Quick general overview of prison labor: http://thesocietypages.org/socimages/2013/04/04/prison-labor-and-taxpayer-dollars/ http://thesocietypages.org/socimages/2013/04/04/prison-labor... More detailed account of prison labor in Nevada regarding casinos and construction. http://vltp.net/casinos-prison-labor-strange-bedfellows/ http://vltp.net/casinos-prison-labor-strange-bedfellows/ The slave market: http://www.unicor.gov/ http://www.unicor.gov/ You can even get slave labor to operate your call center: http://www.unicor.gov/services/contact_helpdesk/ http://www.unicor.gov/services/contact_helpdesk/

ars 12y ago

If that was your best link, then it kinda proves his point and not yours.

knieveltech 12y ago
A PA judge was sentenced to 28 years for getting paid to put children behind bars and you're bitching about me picking the first link to an article on the subject I found from a quick google search?
- ars 12y ago
  It's a terrible link. It shows an outlier, not the normal situation. If that's the best you can do then you have proved his point, not yours.
  - knieveltech 12y ago
    He said "private prisons are not colluding" I produce a link to a case that very clearly demonstrates collusion. You claim this proves there is no collusion. Yeah, we're done here.
    - ars 12y ago
      Yes we are done because you can not seem to distinguish the singular and the plural.

smutticus 12y ago

Here is a bit more info on Ciavarella. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/31/books/review/kids-for-cash-and-the-injustice-system.html http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/31/books/review/kids-for-cash... If I read the parent comment you seem to be saying that legal lobbying is the problem. However, the Ciavarella story concerns illegal corruption. I'm not a fan of the American prison system, mainly because it promotes forced labour, or slavery. The 13tm amendment explicitly contains an exemption for prison labour, something which has historically been abused in America. Quick general overview of prison labor: http://thesocietypages.org/socimages/2013/04/04/prison-labor-and-taxpayer-dollars/ http://thesocietypages.org/socimages/2013/04/04/prison-labor... More detailed account of prison labor in Nevada regarding casinos and construction. http://vltp.net/casinos-prison-labor-strange-bedfellows/ http://vltp.net/casinos-prison-labor-strange-bedfellows/ The slave market: http://www.unicor.gov/ http://www.unicor.gov/ You can even get slave labor to operate your call center: http://www.unicor.gov/services/contact_helpdesk/ http://www.unicor.gov/services/contact_helpdesk/