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William769 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-30-11 04:06 PM
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Judge strikes S. Fla. prison privatization
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - A judge has ruled the Legislature's plan for privatizing prisons in South Florida is unconstitutional.

Circuit Judge Jackie Fulford issued the decision Friday in Tallahassee.

She ruled that lawmakers erred by including the privatization plan in the state budget. Fulford wrote that if they wanted to privatize the 29 correctional facilities they should have passed a separate law.

The state is expected to appeal her ruling.

http://www.nbc-2.com/story/15587409/2011/09/30/judge-strikes-s-fla-prison-privatization
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Fire Walk With Me Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-30-11 04:10 PM
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1. I hope we have a trend here...good on him!
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valerief Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-30-11 04:14 PM
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3. And her! nt
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Fire Walk With Me Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-30-11 04:28 PM
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6. D'oh! I ASSumed upon scanning that it was a man, duh
:blush::)
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Harmony Blue Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-30-11 04:10 PM
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2. Huge victory
But I do not think it will delay these criminals too long.
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KansDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-30-11 04:15 PM
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4. I'll never understand "private prisons"
If the state is going to strip you of your freedom and rights because you broke its laws, then only the state can imprison you. That's the way I see it.

Sticking you in a "private prison" is ridiculous! What if the inmates rebel (Attica?)? Who's going in with the firepower? The state or the corporation?

Sorry, investors will have to make money some other way besides imprisoning their fellow citizens...
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FiveGoodMen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-30-11 04:22 PM
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5. Makes perfect sense if you're running the kind of government that is merged with corporations
One name for that is corporatism, but there's another one... let me think...

Starts with an F...
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RKP5637 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-30-11 04:35 PM
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8. Yep, big money in private police, private prisons and fascism! And bought
judges/politicians sending people off to prison.
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malaise Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-30-11 04:33 PM
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7. K & R
Good
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Dawson Leery Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-30-11 07:36 PM
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9. k/r
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