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CanSocDem

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4. There you have it....

Reply to goodword (Reply #3)

Fri Aug 24, 2012, 10:54 AM

Aug 2012

"...a huge state-of-the-art county jail... Take out the petty law breakers and there wouldn't be enough "criminals" left to fill up one wing of the place, much less this big building."

Since, like you say, there is no logic or justice involved here, it can only be about finding tenants for your fancy county jail. Welcome to the USA.

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Incarceration Nation and Drug War Profiteers [View all] felix_numinous Jul 2012 OP

Thanks! RainDog Jul 2012 #1

Gladly felix_numinous Jul 2012 #2

Been There, Done That goodword Aug 2012 #3

There you have it.... CanSocDem Aug 2012 #4