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5 Responses to “Judge Takes Kickbacks To Send Kids To Jail”

1. D. Yobachi Boswell on February 22nd, 2009 11:36 pm | link

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2. Lorraine on February 23rd, 2009 2:48 am | link

   Oh man. I would have been in jail so much….

   LOL, anyway, thanks for the heads up. I’ll be following this.

3. pretentiousmuch on February 23rd, 2009 7:02 pm | link

   This is a very interesting article that has been highlighted in the media because of the race of these children. There is an injustice going on and these children and others are in danger of the juvenile justice system that is suppose to protect them. They put profit over humanity like always. I find it unfortunate that this type of situation has been going on in the minority communities for many years, yet it does not get this much exposure. I feel that someone did not get their kickback on time, so they blew the whistle on everyone else. There are several thousand cases that highlight injustices for minority teens. This saddens me. If you go on the websites of those facilities, you will see that they are state-of-the art facilities. On one page they feature an add about their “secure residential facility” & the poster child for that is an African American female who looks as though she is attending a Performing Arts School. The other individuals on the website who happen to be White:Non-Hispanic look sad and confused http://www.midatlanticyouth.com/programs/residential.shtml. The location of these facilities has a population of almost 4000 people with the White:Non-Hispanic at 98.9% http://www.city-data.com/township/Pittston-Luzerne-PA.html. Instead of these facilities creating a state-of-the-art environment for educational purposes, they built a mouse trap that will have long lasting and devastating effects on society. But we all know that the government will invest in housing alleged criminals than investing in American children’s educational environments. Just sad. I really hope that everyone involved will not get a slap on the wrist and ask to move to Hawaii. I also want to highlight, without appearing racial, that these developments bare a resemblance to how missing children of color are handled in the media versus their White:Non-Hispanic counterparts. We need to get a clue, people. Let us invest in education of our children not profiteering over their injustice.

4. William on February 23rd, 2009 8:57 pm | link

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   Let’s assume that the real danger of privatization is not some innate inhumanity on the part of its practitioners but rather the added financial incentives that reward inhumanity. The same logic that motivates companies to operate prisons more efficiently also encourages them to cut corners at the expense of workers, prisoners and the public. Every penny they do not spend on food, medical care or training for guards is a dime they can pocket. What happens when the pennies pocketed are not enough for the shareholders? Who will bailout the private prison industry when they hold the government and the American people hostage with the threat of financial failure…“bankruptcy?” What was unimaginable a month ago merits serious consideration today. State and Federal prison programs originate from government design, and therefore, need to be maintained by the government. It’s time to restore the principles and the vacated promise of our judicial system.

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   There is an urgent need for the good people of this country to emerge from the shadows of cynicism, indifference, apathy and those other dark places that we migrate to when we are overwhelmed by frustration and the loss of hope.
   It is our hope that you will support the NPSCTAPP with a show of solidarity by signing our petition. We intend to assemble a collection of one million signatures, which will subsequently be attached to a proposition for consideration. This proposition will be presented to both, the Speaker Of The House Of Representatives (Nancy Pelosi) and the United States Congress.

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   The SINGLE VOICE PETITION and the effort to abolish private “for profit” prisons is the sole intent of NPSCTAPP. Our project does not contain any additional agendas. We have no solutions or suggestions regarding prison reform. However, we are unyielding in our belief that the answers to the many problems which currently plague this nation’s criminal justice system and its penal system in particular, cannot and will not be found within or assisted by the private “for profit” prison business. The private “for profit” prison business has a stranglehold on our criminal justice system. Its vice-like grip continues to choke the possibility of justice, fairness, and responsibility from both state and federal systems.
   These new slave plantations are not the answer!

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   THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!

   William Thomas
   National Community Outreach Facilitator
   The National Public Service Council To Abolish Private Prisons
   P.O. Box 156423
   San Francisco, California 94115

5. D. Yobachi Boswell on February 23rd, 2009 9:56 pm | link

   Lorraine we didn’t have the internet in my day; well it’ existed but hardly anybody really started to get it until my senior year; but I would have been locked up for so much more under those standards.

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