Posted on 09/30/2009 2:16:58 PM PDT by kara2008
Tons of readers are asking about the American Police Force jail contract in Hardin, Montana.
Neil Katz at CBS News reported:
This is the strange story of how American Police Force, a little known company which claims to specialize in training military and security forces overseas, has seemingly taken control of a $27 million, never-used jail, and a rural Montana town’s nonexistent police force.
After arriving in this tiny city with three Mercedes SUVs marked with the logo of a police department that has never existed, representatives of the obscure California security company said preparations were under way to take over Hardin’s jail, which has no prisoners.
Significant obstacles remain – including a lack of any contracts to acquire prisoners from other jails or other states.
And on Friday came the revelation the company’s operating agreement for the facility has yet to be validated – two weeks after city leaders first unveiled what they said was a signed agreement.
Still, some Hardin leaders said the deal to turn over the 464-bed jail remained on track.
The agreement with American Police Force has been heavily promoted by members of the city’s economic development branch, the Two Rivers Authority. Authority Vice President Albert Peterson on Friday repeated his claim to be “100 percent” confident in the company.
The lead public figure for American Police Force, Michael Hilton, said more than 200 employees would be sought for the jail and a proposed military and law enforcement training center.
The secrecy has led to speculation that the deal is tied to President Obama’s search for Gitmo detainee housing alternatives in the U.S. Hardin jail officials expressed interest in accepting released Gitmo enemy combatants last spring.
There’s not enough info to determine what exactly is going on — so Montana legislators are doing their jobs and trying to get to the bottom of it:
Montana Rep. Bob Ebinger said more rumors were likely until Hardin and the company provide more details.
“Always when things are secretive, you end up getting everybody—on both the right and the left—making suppositions about what’s going on,” said Ebinger, a Democrat from Livingston.
Ebinger and other members of the Legislature’s Law and Justice Committee said they would ask Hardin officials to provide more information about the company.
In addition to taking over the 464-bed, $27 million jail, the company has said it will sink $17 million into a military training center and is seeking 5,000 acres or more for a live-fire training ground.
Company spokeswoman Becky Shay said there were no plans to reveal the project’s financial backers.
They are not going to be able to sustain that position for long.
How could you question Alex Jones? Steve Quayle, the man who broke the story about the Giant that was captured in Afghanistan and transported back to the U.S. by our military, said it’s all true. That’s good enough for me...
Jail is just large enough to house all the corrupt members of Congress.
Thanks for the ping.
Now THAT would be torture, moving thoses ragheads from sunny Cuba to Hardin, MONTANA! Betcha the pajamas and sandals won’t the the “dress of the day”.
Dick Cheney’s from Wyoming
Or Obama’s military youth corps.
C’mon, friends. “American Police Force?” Serb coat of arms? Slogan to appeal to working class trash? Brand new virtual company that’s “all hat and no cattle?”
...ever listened to con artists? ...ever noticed their pride at fooling others with obvious BS?
The question is, What reaction are they trying to get out of others, if they can get it? And will it make the difference they are seeking? Last, but not least, are they worth their pay?
http://www.prisonplanet.com/american-police-force-logo-represents-empire-dominance-and-power.html
Names of APF players: Miodrag Dokovich aka Captain Michael Hilton; Emad Angelino aka Edward Angelino (connections to Kingdom of Daudi Arabia); Mohammad Abdala and Maziar Mafti. Muslims? Muslims running a prison? Who are these people?
Dick Cheney is from Wyoming, I believe. Hardin is a down and out forgotten town from what I understand. After reading previous threads and googling Hardin and APF, I’m wondering if APF isn’t a bunch of cons connected to the Democratic Party taking advantage of a poor suffering American small town. I’m also questioning whether or not Hardin’s politicans are crooks themselves or just terribly naive. Something here is very, very wrong. The more you google and read, the more information you gain, the more nefarious it seems to be.
After having gathered enough tidbits of info and thought it through, I’m not touching this issue any more. They’re not likely bad guys, IMO, but a little buffoonish. Suffice to say, they could have done it better.
Dick Cheney is from Wyoming, I believe. Hardin is a down and out forgotten town from what I understand. After reading previous threads and googling Hardin and APF, I’m wondering if APF isn’t a bunch of cons connected to the Democratic Party taking advantage of a poor suffering American small town. I’m also questioning whether or not Hardin’s politicans are crooks themselves or just terribly naive. Something here is very, very wrong. The more you google and read, the more information you gain, the more nefarious it seems to be.
I doubt it. That’s called Americorps
I’m more than happy to see private companies run prisons. I just don’t want any jihadis from Gitmo moved over. They need to start executing the scumbags if they want to close down Gitmo
Geez...thank you. Can’t believe my screw up but there’s no excuse.
You’re very welcome, GOPJ.
A place for conservatives?
Agreed.
Montana has two Democratic senators, one representative, who is Republican.
Hardin is on the edge, maybe even on, the Crow Indian Reservation, so am not sure what jurisdiction all that falls under. I live 250 miles from there.
Unfortunately, we are no longer a “republican” state, though we did go for McCain. With the Indian population, and the liberal implants E of the mountains, Montana has lost most of its conservative voice.
And no, as far as I know, Cheney has never lived here. He is from Wyoming.
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