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sasha031 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-24-11 07:30 PM Original message |
Texas judges are sending 100s of adolescent, 1st-time violent offenders to state prison |
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dixiegrrrrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-24-11 07:33 PM Response to Original message |
1. Nothing in the story about the racial/economic breakdown of the youths sentenced. |
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tsuki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-24-11 08:24 PM Response to Reply #1 |
8. This is old (2002), but still interesting. |
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NightWatcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-24-11 07:34 PM Response to Original message |
2. the Texas prison business is Booming. Check for bribes going to the judges |
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LiberalFighter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-24-11 07:34 PM Response to Original message |
3. IMO every one of those judges should be sent to prison. |
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fascisthunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-24-11 07:38 PM Response to Original message |
4. sick... they are creating monsters. |
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Igel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-24-11 08:02 PM Response to Reply #4 |
7. I've run into some 16- and 17-year-old felons. |
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Rage for Order (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-24-11 08:30 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. Exactly. Eric Harris & Dylan Klebold come to mind immediately... |
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fascisthunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-11 09:17 AM Response to Reply #7 |
13. sure... whatever you say |
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bluestateguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-24-11 07:40 PM Response to Original message |
5. I bet that's one part of the budget that never gets cut in Texas |
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sasha031 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-24-11 07:43 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. they build whole town and cities around the prison industry |
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louslobbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-24-11 08:39 PM Response to Original message |
10. Gotta keep the corporate prison system stocked full of new fish to feed the corporate |
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kalli007 (164 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-24-11 08:49 PM Response to Original message |
11. I worked in TDC for 10 years, 3 of those were in the only prison |
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kalli007 (164 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-24-11 08:52 PM Response to Original message |
12. Also, the first line of this story is extremely misleading.... |
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