[Vision2020] [corrected] It's Time for an Honest Conversation About Marijuana . . .

[Tom Hansen]

YES!

Thank you, Sunil.

Seeya 'round town, Moscow, because . . .

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Tom Hansen
Moscow, Idaho

"There's room at the top they are telling you still 
But first you must learn how to smile as you kill 
If you want to be like the folks on the hill."

- John Lennon
 


On Aug 14, 2013, at 5:30 AM, Sunil Ramalingam <sunilramalingam at hotmail.com> wrote:

> Scott,
> 
> Have you been following the CCA lawsuit in Idaho? They are busy demonstrating why this core state function should not be privatized. Here's one story:
> 
> http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2013/05/warden_of_privately_run_idaho.html
> 
> I think this is the point Tom is trying to make: If private companies fund politicians, they are not going to change laws; they will not reduce the number of prisoners heading to prison.
> 
> I think it's more complicated than that, but I do think it's one factor in the mix. 
> 
> Sunil
> 
> From: scooterd408 at hotmail.com
> To: philosopher.joe at gmail.com; v2020 at ssl1.fastmail.fm
> Date: Wed, 14 Aug 2013 00:43:46 -0600
> CC: vision2020 at moscow.com
> Subject: Re: [Vision2020] [corrected] It's Time for an Honest Conversation About Marijuana . . .
> 
> If the goal is to save money, then I agree that having fewer folks in prison would save more.  But then there is cost of having people roaming free stealing property and / or causing property damage that would also need to be factored in to the equation.  In a perfect state, the bare minimum number of folks would be incarcerated and upon release would be rehabilitated.  Fat chance of that happening.
> 
> I don't have any evidence that privatizing prisons saves tax dollars.  Tom correctly stated that I still don't get his point.  This was mainly because he was unable to clearly articulate it.
> 
> Saundra, as for your statement of '[prison privatization being] just a way to transfer taxpayer dollars to the private sector where there’s less accountability and higher per inmate costs – which translates to corporate profits – and lower wages & decreased quality of corrections professionals.', this wouldn't surprise me one bit especially with Republicans in charge.
> 
> -Scott
> 
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