Correction Officers Unions are already lobbying against changes in drug laws because that would lower the inmate population. Abuse of the Civil Forfeiture process has been well documented on, FR and elsewhere. It’s not hard to see where using inmates as money makers would take us.
Don’t get me wrong - I want dangerous people locked up. I’m a conservative because conservatives are the ones who realize power will always be abused. Liberals don’t; that’s why they’re dangerous.
we have had chain gangs in the past. It was a good idea then and a good idea now. Prisons need to be filled with hard labor, not idle hands. Your acting as if the status quo “shall endure”. It shall not. did you see the link I included in the last post? Prisons are being forced to release prisoners early due to overcrowding and lack of money. releasing criminals back into society during these hard economic times can only lead to higher crime rates. So, what alternative do you suggest?