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<body class='hmmessage'><div dir='ltr'>Scott,<br><br>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:<br><br><a href="http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2013/05/warden_of_privately_run_idaho.html" target="_blank">http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2013/05/warden_of_privately_run_idaho.html</a><br><br>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.<br><br>I think it's more complicated than that, but I do think it's one factor in the mix. <br><br>Sunil<br><br><div><hr id="stopSpelling">From: scooterd408@hotmail.com<br>To: philosopher.joe@gmail.com; v2020@ssl1.fastmail.fm<br>Date: Wed, 14 Aug 2013 00:43:46 -0600<br>CC: vision2020@moscow.com<br>Subject: Re: [Vision2020] [corrected] It's Time for an Honest Conversation About Marijuana . . .<br><br>
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<div dir="ltr">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.<br><br>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.<br><br>Saundra, as for your statement of '<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;">[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.',</span> this wouldn't surprise me one bit especially with Republicans in charge.<br><br>-Scott<br><br><div><hr id="ecxstopSpelling"><br></div></div></div> </div></body>
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