Disturbance at Texas Private Prison

[Ghost in the Machine]

Disturbance at Texas Private Prison
Published: 8/14/07, 1:45 AM EDT

MINERAL WELLS, Texas (AP) - A disturbance broke out among inmates at a private prison facility Monday night when hundreds of inmates refused to leave the recreation yard and return to their housing units, officials said.

Two employees of the Corrections Corp. of America's Mineral Wells Pre-Parole Transfer Facility were treated on site for minor injuries, said Louise Grant, spokesperson for the Nashville, Tenn.-based prison company. There were no reports of injuries to inmates.

As of midnight, about 400 inmates were still in the recreation yard, Grant said. About two dozen inmates were refusing to cooperate, throwing rocks, breaking glass and trying to destroy property, she said.

Grant said the remainder were waiting peacefully to be processed back into their housing units.

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[me b zola]

1. I feel like a general disturbance needs to break out

But that's just me feeling like we've all become prisoners, of a sort, to private entities.

Meanwhile, back at the ranch---HELLO, is anybody at the helm of this ghost ship? Legislators? Private business is taking over ourgovernment. Is there anyone besides a million or so of us folks on the internets who can see what is happening to us?

[valerief]

2. Gonzo has the power to send them to the guillotine tomorrow. This is America? nt