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this is from another thread but merits crossposting.Hardcore Phonography posted:Not sure if it's been posted already, but here's a write-up by The Nation about BP using convict labor to clean up the spill. It's a 3-page story and too long to quote. I wonder what sort of safety gear they get...?
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# ¿ Jul 26, 2010 02:36 |
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# ¿ Apr 25, 2024 20:40 |
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HidingFromGoro posted:IN: 25 year sentence for 12 year old Paul Gingerich A twelve year old in adult prison. Jesus Christ.
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# ¿ Jan 12, 2011 22:50 |
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brakeless posted:If I'm allowed hyperbole for the sake of argument, isn't the end state with stuff like this a society of middle and upper class people, whose lives are supported by an underclass that only works while in prison? A slave state based on supposedly modern law. Combine that with removing programs that give people options besides recidivism, combine that with laws written specifically to increase the prison population, and... well... Here's a link about a law intended to boost prison population by the way. quote:They talk how positive this was going to be for the community, the amount of money that we would realize from each prisoner on a daily rate.
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