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As the growth of the U.S. prison population has stalled, American private prison companies have expanded their reach across the globe, operating prisons and detention centers in at least 11 countries, according to a new report by The Sentencing Project, a non-profit advocacy group.

http://is.gd/JVcq6F



'Low-Crime Tax' Keeps For-Profit Prisons Profitable

Compare these two tales of corruption that illustrate how the opportunity to turn a profit distorts our supposedly impartial judicial system.

http://billmoyers.com/2013/09/20/report-low-crime-tax-keeps-for-profit-prisons-profitable/



US Nun Faces Up To 30 Years in Prison for Protesting at Nuclear Weapons Facility

By Karen McVeigh

District judge denies appeal of Sister Megan Rice, 83, and two other activists, citing their intent to 'disarm' Oak Ridge.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article36428.htm



The U.S. s 64-Square-Foot "Torture Chambers"

He has not had human contact or a good night s sleep in nearly three decades. Every single day, he wakes to the sound of metal doors clanging open and a pair of disembodied hands pushing a tray of food through a slot into his 64-square-foot cell.

http://www.ipsnews.net/2013/10/the-u-s-s-64-square-foot-torture-chambers/



Locked Up in America: One quarter of the World s Prisoners

With well over half the prison population performing victimless crimes.
http://www.criminaljusticedegreehub.com/locked-up-in-america/



A Living Death: Sentenced to Die Behind Bars for What?

For 3,278 people, it was nonviolent offenses like stealing a $159 jacket or serving as a middleman in the sale of $10 of marijuana. An estimated 65% of them are Black.

https://www.aclu.org/living-death-sentenced-die-behind-bars-what



This Man Was Sentenced to Die in Prison for Shoplifting a $159 Jacket

This Happens More Than You Think: Thousands of lives have been ruined by life sentences for crimes such as shoplifting.

http://www.alternet.org/man-was-sentenced-die-prison-shoplifting-159-jacket-happens-more-you-think?paging=off¤t_page=1#bookmark



American private jails reap record profits

If you are looking for somewhere to invest, and aren t too bothered about the moral implications, private jails could be an option. The number of inmates being held in them has swelled. And that s giving private shareholders bumper profits. But as RT's Marina Portnaya explains, there's a huge conflict of interests.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVzZjg6jZQk&feature=youtu.be



US prison population jumps 27% in a decade over harsh drug sentencing

The number of Americans incarcerated in federal prisons throughout the country has increased by nearly 30 percent over the past ten years, according to a new report by an investigative arm of Congress.

http://rt.com/usa/prison-population-grows-thirty-963/


From Information Clearing House

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State Guarantee Private Prisons 96% Occupancy
http://www.lewrockwell.com/2013/09/daniel-g-j/you-give-us-the-money/

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Divest Funds From Private For-Profit Prison Corporations
http://www.commondreams.org/newswire/2013/09/25-2

With 2.3 Million People Incarcerated in the US, Prisons Are Big Business
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2013/10/02-9

UN Expert: Torture of 'Angola 3' Shows Inhumanity of US Prisons
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2013/10/08-2

Corporations Reap Billions from Mass Incarceration
http://www.commondreams.org/video/2013/10/24

Massive Investment in For-Profit Private Prison Industry
http://www.commondreams.org/newswire/2014/01/22-0

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Lockup Quotas Help For-Profit Prison Companies Keep Profits High and Prisons Full

Brendan Fischer, PR Watch: Given the longstanding, cozy relationships between for-profit prison companies and legislators, questions have long been raised about their role in promoting policies that put more people behind bars and create more demand for prisons.

http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/19067-lockup-quotas-help-for-profit-prison-companies-keep-profits-high-and-prisons-full



Fifteen Things That We Relearned About the Prison Industrial Complex in 2013

Mariame Kaba, Prison Culture: The engine of the prison industrial complex unfortunately kept on chugging in 2013. The author highlights some of the key developments within the US prison industrial complex during this year.

http://truth-out.org/news/item/20759-fifteen-things-that-we-re-learned-about-the-prison-industrial-complex-in-2013

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The prison industrial complex

How Wall Street profits from human misery
http://www.brasschecktv.com/videos/the-prison-industrial-complex/the-prison-industrial-complex.html

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America s prisons: The worst national disgrace

Independent Institute
by Anthony Gregory

10/08/13

The U.S. correctional system is the worst of America s domestic disgraces. More people languish behind bars in the United States than in any other country, except perhaps China if we factor in the unknown numbers in labor camps...In practice, U.S. imprisonment has become an institution of slavery, torture, and rape...

http://tinyurl.com/mkdj725


Informant: Thomas L. Knapp



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