Comments on: Private Prison Riots for Human Rights http://www.mediafreedominternational.org/2009/11/27/private-prison-riots-for-human-rights/ Media Democracy in Action Sun, 05 Feb 2012 16:09:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Adult Dating http://www.mediafreedominternational.org/2009/11/27/private-prison-riots-for-human-rights/comment-page-1/#comment-5276 Adult Dating Sat, 15 Jan 2011 16:29:29 +0000 http://www.mediafreedominternational.org/2009/11/27/private-prison-riots-for-human-rights/#comment-5276 Great post we've found something similar ourselves - interesting stuff! Great post we’ve found something similar ourselves – interesting stuff!

]]> By: Ray James http://www.mediafreedominternational.org/2009/11/27/private-prison-riots-for-human-rights/comment-page-1/#comment-2985 Ray James Fri, 12 Nov 2010 19:45:32 +0000 http://www.mediafreedominternational.org/2009/11/27/private-prison-riots-for-human-rights/#comment-2985 Ten years ago I served one yr at Sandstone, a Federal prison near Duluth. I met an inmate who was there for two yrs, had no teeth, and was never going to get any teeth while in prison. He had to gum the food, they wouldn't even run it through a blender so he could digest it. The only dental care were extractions and it tooth six months to get a bad tooth pulled. People think that Amerikkka has cushy prisons but, worldwide, they are some of the worse. Prison sentences are draconian. I spent a year for getting free satallite TV! Ten years ago I served one yr at Sandstone, a Federal prison near Duluth.
I met an inmate who was there for two yrs, had no teeth, and was never going to get any teeth while in prison. He had to gum the food, they wouldn’t even run it through a blender so he could digest it. The only dental care were extractions and it tooth six months to get a bad tooth pulled.
People think that Amerikkka has cushy prisons but, worldwide, they are some of the worse. Prison sentences are draconian. I spent a year for getting free satallite TV!

]]> By: Dawn http://www.mediafreedominternational.org/2009/11/27/private-prison-riots-for-human-rights/comment-page-1/#comment-2333 Dawn Fri, 30 Jul 2010 22:16:29 +0000 http://www.mediafreedominternational.org/2009/11/27/private-prison-riots-for-human-rights/#comment-2333 "Convict leasing" now known as mandatory prison work, often for the U.S. military at in-prison factories, exists at many U.S. prisons. The 13th Amendment to the Constitution officially abolished and continues to prohibit slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime. Ironically, this might be used to disallow work in prisons for immigrants where people aren't technically convicted of crimes yet? What do people think? Lastly, this is a nonprofit trying that glosses over mandatory, inhumane work conditions, but still informative listing of work programs: http://www.justicefellowship.org/key-issues/issues-in-criminal-justice-reform/prison-work-programs “Convict leasing” now known as mandatory prison work, often for the U.S. military at in-prison factories, exists at many U.S. prisons.

The 13th Amendment to the Constitution officially abolished and continues to prohibit slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime. Ironically, this might be used to disallow work in prisons for immigrants where people aren’t technically convicted of crimes yet? What do people think?

Lastly, this is a nonprofit trying that glosses over mandatory, inhumane work conditions, but still informative listing of work programs:

http://www.justicefellowship.org/key-issues/issues-in-criminal-justice-reform/prison-work-programs

]]> By: Chris http://www.mediafreedominternational.org/2009/11/27/private-prison-riots-for-human-rights/comment-page-1/#comment-2139 Chris Fri, 02 Jul 2010 18:55:38 +0000 http://www.mediafreedominternational.org/2009/11/27/private-prison-riots-for-human-rights/#comment-2139 Surprising this is such a highly rated article without any comments. Private Prisons!? That is just wrong. This is one of many examples why private organizations cannot be put in charge of civil services. It isn't profitable to serve everyone equally, they must cut corners. They treat people as commodities. I'm surprised they aren't putting these people to work sort of like Convict Leasing back at the end of slavery. That is probably the next step. Surprising this is such a highly rated article without any comments. Private Prisons!? That is just wrong. This is one of many examples why private organizations cannot be put in charge of civil services. It isn’t profitable to serve everyone equally, they must cut corners. They treat people as commodities. I’m surprised they aren’t putting these people to work sort of like Convict Leasing back at the end of slavery. That is probably the next step.

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