Why The American Prison System Is A Failure


	Why The American Prison System Is A Failure

Kauaiguy

7-20-2008 3:19 PM

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prison, crime, justice, america, drugs

Kauaiguy says:

More punitive policies and the war on drugs provide perverse incentives to a private corrections industry with an interest in bilking public funds.

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7-20-2008 4:41 PM

jamesgrimes

kauiguy, I couldn't have said it better my self.

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