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Our $39 Billion Incarceration Epidemic Explained in One Infographic If someone asks you what America does better than the rest of the world, a few things may come quickly to mind: high tech, entertainment, e… Started by TaraLatest Reply
Profiting From Human Misery... 'The United States, from 1970 to 2005, increased its prison population by about 700 percent' By Chris Hedges Marela, an undocumented immigrant in her 40s, stood outside the Elizabeth Detention Center in Elizabeth, N.J., on a chilly… Started by TaraLatest Reply
The American prison system is so massive that its estimated turnover of $74 billion eclipses the GDP of 133 nations. The American prison system is so massive that its estimated turnover of $74 billion eclipses the GDP of 133 nations. Thursday, June 20, 201… Started by truthLatest Reply

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Our $39 Billion Incarceration Epidemic Explained in One Infographic

If someone asks you what America does better than the rest of the world, a few things may come quickly to mind: high tech, entertainment, e…

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Profiting From Human Misery... 'The United States, from 1970 to 2005, increased its prison population by about 700 percent'

By Chris Hedges Marela, an undocumented immigrant in her 40s, stood outside the Elizabeth Detention Center in Elizabeth, N.J., on a chilly…

Started by TaraLatest Reply

The American prison system is so massive that its estimated turnover of $74 billion eclipses the GDP of 133 nations.

The American prison system is so massive that its estimated turnover of $74 billion eclipses the GDP of 133 nations. Thursday, June 20, 201…

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Our $39 Billion Incarceration Epidemic Explained in One Infographic If someone asks you what America does better than the rest of the world, a few things may come quickly to mind: high tech, entertainment, e… Started by Tara	0	May 29, 2014
The Prison Industry in the United States: Big Business or a New Form of Slavery? By Vicky Pelaez Human rights organizations, as well as political and social ones, are condemning what they are calling a new form of… Started by truth	3	Jan 5, 2014 Reply by Ra
The American prison system is so massive that its estimated turnover of $74 billion eclipses the GDP of 133 nations. The American prison system is so massive that its estimated turnover of $74 billion eclipses the GDP of 133 nations. Thursday, June 20, 201… Started by truth	0	Jun 20, 2013
Detained immigrants released; officials cite sequester cuts 'SEQUESTRATION' LIBERATION Detained immigrants released; officials cite sequester cuts Immigration officials announced t… Started by Central Scrutinizer	0	Feb 26, 2013
Profiting From Human Misery... 'The United States, from 1970 to 2005, increased its prison population by about 700 percent' By Chris Hedges Marela, an undocumented immigrant in her 40s, stood outside the Elizabeth Detention Center in Elizabeth, N.J., on a chilly… Started by Tara	0	Feb 18, 2013
Woman Imprisoned for Life for Minor Drug Offense; Banking Giant Immune to Justice for Massive Drug Laundering Glenn Greenwald: Woman Imprisoned for Life for Minor Drug Offense; Banking Giant Immune to Justice for Massive Drug Laundering Justice is… Started by Tara	1	Dec 19, 2012 Reply by J. Patriot
The Prison System Expands at Frightening Pace Following Declaration of War on Drugs Sean Kerrigan, Contributor Activist Post In the early 1970s, the prison population in the United States was small and was steadily falling… Started by truth	0	Oct 30, 2012
Brad Pitt's New Docu: Prison Industrial Complex (Makers Of Why We Fight) The House I Live In Official Trailer #1 (2012) Drugs Documentary Movie As America remains embroiled in conflict overseas, a less visibl… Started by truth	0	Oct 23, 2012
Private Prison Management Company Offering To Buy Prisons For 90% Occupancy Rate Private purchasing of prisons locks in occupancy rates By Kevin Johnson, USA TODAY WASHINGTON – At a time when states are struggling to r… Started by Tara	3	Sep 13, 2012 Reply by Tara
Alabama refuses to allow DNA test which could exonerate death row inmate Madison Ruppert http://endthelie.com/2012/02/29/alabama-refuses-to-allow-dna-test-which-could-exonerate-death-row-inmate/ Three decades ago… Started by truth	0	Mar 1, 2012