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

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/