On 9/17/2010 7:02 AM, dave wrote:

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This is a great example of corporations making law, changing politics,
and getting rich.

Follow the "3 strikes" laws, drugs laws, and the development of private
"for-profit" prisons.

Sounds like we have reached some ground we can agree on.

Anyway, I can attest to something me, the wife and everyone around me
has commented on. The prison system seems to be able to take someone
who has "made a mistake" and turn him into a big-bad-dangerous-criminal
in no time ... into someone who you DON'T WANT AS A NEIGHBOR!

From just our observations, prisons look more like "Criminal Technical
Training Schools" than anything else ... my wifes nephew and a few of
the kids of our friends "made a mistake" and came out full blown
criminals and drug addicted ... what is up with that, anyway?

Regards,
JS