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Largest Prison Strike in History
Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2016 4:21 am
by kalm
For-profit corrections...it's a nice racket if you can get it on it.
On the one hand, the prison industrial complex seems shady and problematic on many levels. There are companies and CEO's making massive profits while lobbying for stupid laws involving mandatory minimums and the War on Drugs that cost us all. And they can skimp on expenses by having the inmates do all the work.
On the other...I could really use some free labor and might actually look into it.
Across the country, inmates are protesting a wide range of issues: from harsh parole systems and three-strike laws to the lack of educational services, medical neglect, and overcrowding. But the issue that has unified protesters is that of prison labor — a $2 billion a year industry that employs nearly 900,000 prisoners while paying them a few cents an hour in some states, and nothing at all in others. In addition to work for private companies, prisoners also cook, clean, and work on maintenance and construction in the prisons themselves — forcing officials to pay staff to carry out those tasks in response to work stoppages. “They cannot run these facilities without us,” organizers wrote ahead of the strike. “We will not only demand the end to prison slavery, we will end it ourselves by ceasing to be slaves.”
https://theintercept.com/2016/09/16/the ... cond-week/
Re: Largest Prison Strike in History
Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2016 8:10 am
by Chizzang
Re: Largest Prison Strike in History
Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2016 8:12 am
by Chizzang
Re: Largest Prison Strike in History
Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2016 8:19 am
by SDHornet
I like the 3rd world approach to the prison system. Dig a huge pit, throw the prisoners in there, and maybe...and I emphasize "maybe"...throw in some food every other day or so. Problem solved.
Re: Largest Prison Strike in History
Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2016 8:30 am
by CAA Flagship
Chizzang wrote:
Is this the Diversity chart?
Re: Largest Prison Strike in History
Posted: Tue Sep 20, 2016 5:59 pm
by UNI88
kalm wrote:For-profit corrections...it's a nice racket if you can get it on it.
On the one hand, the prison industrial complex seems shady and problematic on many levels. There are companies and CEO's making massive profits while lobbying for stupid laws involving mandatory minimums and the War on Drugs that cost us all. And they can skimp on expenses by having the inmates do all the work.
https://theintercept.com/2016/09/16/the ... cond-week/
Kalm you made sure to point out the companies and CEOs lobbying for and profiting from this but conveniently neglected to mention the AFSCME and other unions that have done the same.
Re: Largest Prison Strike in History
Posted: Tue Sep 20, 2016 7:06 pm
by kalm
UNI88 wrote:kalm wrote:For-profit corrections...it's a nice racket if you can get it on it.
On the one hand, the prison industrial complex seems shady and problematic on many levels. There are companies and CEO's making massive profits while lobbying for stupid laws involving mandatory minimums and the War on Drugs that cost us all. And they can skimp on expenses by having the inmates do all the work.
https://theintercept.com/2016/09/16/the ... cond-week/
Kalm you made sure to point out the companies and CEOs lobbying for and profiting from this but conveniently neglected to mention the AFSCME and other unions that have done the same.
It wasn't convenient, but that's a solid and fair check, '88. And police unions are probably similar in lobbying for "anti-crime" legislation.
Its fucked up either way.
Re: Largest Prison Strike in History
Posted: Tue Sep 20, 2016 7:27 pm
by Skjellyfetti
Chizzang wrote:
Chizzang wrote:
"Sweet charts, faggot. Derp derp derp."
Re: Largest Prison Strike in History
Posted: Tue Sep 20, 2016 8:57 pm
by AZGrizFan
Chizzang wrote:
I liked your first graph better.
Re: Largest Prison Strike in History
Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2016 3:52 am
by CID1990
Chizzang wrote:
My takeaway from this chart is that we shouldn't be in NATO.
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Re: Largest Prison Strike in History
Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2016 4:07 am
by houndawg
CID1990 wrote:Chizzang wrote:
My takeaway from this chart is that we shouldn't be in NATO.
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slackers.
Re: Largest Prison Strike in History
Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2016 4:57 pm
by JohnStOnge
Chizzang wrote:
Geeze. I almost hate to ask this. But I will. What would those rates would look like if you adjusted them for demographics?
Re: Largest Prison Strike in History
Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2016 8:25 pm
by CID1990
JohnStOnge wrote:Chizzang wrote:
Geeze. I almost hate to ask this. But I will. What would those rates would look like if you adjusted them for demographics?
Hillary wouldn't approve of your dog whistle for black folks
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