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Editorial on U.S. Prisons and the drug war
Posted: Thu 19th Apr 2012 07:11 am
by geekymonkey
http://www.fareedzakaria.com/home/Artic ... ation.html
The statistics in this article really stunned me. Fareed Zakaria has a very deft hand with an argument as well.
Re: Editorial on U.S. Prisons and the drug war
Posted: Thu 26th Apr 2012 07:07 pm
by Pierre von Mondragon
Excellent article, the Prison Industrial Complex is one reason I'm quite happy in dear Auld Scotia, the economics of prison privatisation creates a profit maximisation imperative, thus leads to demands for growth, either through savings (cheap inhumane jails), or market 'capture' growth, ie. more prisoners, for which the War On Some Drugs is essential. Shocking immorality, and these mendacious ideas are gaining traction in the UK, sadly.
Re: Editorial on U.S. Prisons and the drug war
Posted: Fri 27th Apr 2012 06:31 pm
by jimi62471
nice, thanks for posting this! I felt obligated and left a reply on it. JIM
Re: Editorial on U.S. Prisons and the drug war
Posted: Sun 29th Apr 2012 06:18 pm
by hardboiled
here's another from Canada, with some interesting facts as well
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opi ... le2414086/