Posted on 05/21/2014 2:11:25 PM PDT by Responsibility2nd
The numbers are arresting.
If Americans under correctional supervision counted as a city of their own, they would form the largest city in the United States after New York.
The number of people in prison, on parole or on probation, 6.9 million Americans, exceeds the populations of the second- and third-largest cities, Los Angeles and Chicago, combined. Or the size of the next four -- Houston, Philadelphia, Phoenix and San Antonio -- put together.
Thirty-eight U.S. states are home to fewer people than live under the corrections system in this country. There are about as many people behind bars as live in Chicago. That's one in every 108 Americans. One in 35 are under some form of correctional supervision.
Among African Americans, the numbers are even more horrifying. According to the NAACP, one in three black males born in the United States today is likely to spend time in prison at some point in his life. That's compared with one in six Hispanic males or one in 25 white males.
(Excerpt) Read more at us.cnn.com ...
Newt Gingrich and Van Jones are co-hosts of CNN’s “Crossfire,” which airs at 6:30 p.m. ET weekdays.
Political amalgamation has officially broken both of it’s kneecaps on a very dark road.
Its mostly over drug laws Newt helped enact
And fatherless families
The prison systems need updating so badly, not even funny. The productive portion of prisons should be turned, over at least in part, to the free market so they could compete. The market should be an important factor in what and how they produce. The cost of retooling would be much less than the total cost of the prison and could conceivably be recovered with profits they earn.
Now, I hear that's not the case in Colorado. That the illegal guys are still in business and doing quite well and prices are nominally lower for the illeagal stuff.
http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2014/apr/05/legal-illegal-marijuana-sales-coexist-in-colorado/
Just sayin'
Looked up a young guy who worked for me many years ago. 7 years ago, he was making $80,000+ as a state prison system GED school principal. Not bad at all...
Quick! Pass some more laws!
“Did you really think we want those laws observed?" said Dr. Ferris. "We want them to be broken. You'd better get it straight that it's not a bunch of boy scouts you're up against... We're after power and we mean it... There's no way to rule innocent men. The only power any government has is the power to crack down on criminals. Well, when there aren't enough criminals one makes them. One declares so many things to be a crime that it becomes impossible for men to live without breaking laws. Who wants a nation of law-abiding citizens? What's there in that for anyone? But just pass the kind of laws that can neither be observed nor enforced or objectively interpreted – and you create a nation of law-breakers – and then you cash in on guilt. Now that's the system, Mr. Reardon, that's the game, and once you understand it, you'll be much easier to deal with.” ― Ayn Rand, Atlas Shrugged, 1957
This revolting article is the answer to a question none of us want to ask: How do we know when it’s REALLY over? When Newt and Van collaborate of fecal matter like this......
Newt, you sat on that couch with Pelosi, and now you are collaborating with this commie race hustler. Pathetic!
Newt, you sat on that couch with Pelosi, and now you are collaborating with this commie race hustler. Pathetic!
How about simply turning prisons into productive places where prisoners earn their keep, instead of burdening the public with the costs? That should be first priority.
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I have said that for many years now. They could work for their keep and, simultaneously, learn the value of work. For many, I am betting, it would be a new experience.
Having them work could help pay for their sustenance and their housing and, also, give them experience and work skills to apply once they are out.
On the other hand, would that take away potential jobs from law-abiding citizens?
America's prison problem doesn't stem from a failure of correctional theory. It stems from a ubiquitous immorality and its subsequent venality that sends people to prison in the first place.
Van Jones is an admitted Communist. His worldview has brought about the incarceration or death of at least a million of his own people. Like Obama, he is satanically focused on power and revenge. Neither understands sin.
Newt does things like this, to show just what an amazing, objective being he is. Reminds me of some girls I knew in college. They thought that they were so superior, so wise, that they could associate with the worst kinds of people and come away untouched in their pristine brilliance.
No, they’re counting probation and parole as well.
But there should be an exception somewhere. Be nice to see a state try using these ideas and allow the free market help out. If just one state did this for awhile, I would bet a lot would follow.
Ya know somethin’ there Newt, ol’ buddy, ol’ quitter, you’re right.
The prison system is failing. They are not dying off fast enough!
give it some time
Note: this topic was posted 5/21/2014. Thanks Responsibility2nd.Newt Gingrich and Van Jones cowrote this screed.
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