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Old 03-27-2009, 03:11 AM
 
Location: Georgia, on the Florida line, right above Tallahassee
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I'd a' never thought of this in a million years. Then again, I'm not a heartless ***stard judge, either.
The Associated Press: Hundreds of Pa. juvenile convictions reversed

This is what happens when you have an entire portion of your economy based on making money off of crime.

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The United States of America has the highest incarceration rate in the world. It is home to a little less than 5% of the world’s population, but holds 25% of the world’s prisoners. According to a U.S. Justice Department Report, as of this year, over 7.2 million people are in prison, on probation, or on parole. That means 1 in every 32 Americans are in the system. According to the International Center of Prison Studies at King’s College London, out of that 7.2 million 2.3 million are behind bars.

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Old 03-27-2009, 08:58 AM
 
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I'd a' never thought of this in a million years. Then again, I'm not a heartless ***stard judge, either.
The Associated Press: Hundreds of Pa. juvenile convictions reversed

This is what happens when you have an entire portion of your economy based on making money off of crime.

Need a laugh to sober up after that bill ball of crap? No worries...click link below.
WTHR | Indianapolis -Trooper in trouble over Facebook photos

The United States of America has the highest incarceration rate in the world. It is home to a little less than 5% of the world’s population, but holds 25% of the world’s prisoners. According to a U.S. Justice Department Report, as of this year, over 7.2 million people are in prison, on probation, or on parole. That means 1 in every 32 Americans are in the system. According to the International Center of Prison Studies at King’s College London, out of that 7.2 million 2.3 million are behind bars.

United States incarceration rate - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Hello 70Ford,

Privatized prisons look like a great idea. An incentive to jail. I think the prison contracts should be made into securities and serve as bank assets along side treasuries. I figure since we like to use debt as money we may as well monetized criminal activity. That way when crime goes up the economy prospers. The only thing we would have to worry about then is if people pay off their debt AND crime decreases.
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