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   Morphy's ghost to ron.sam{please-remove}@cox.net   
   Re: More Real News -- The One That Got A   
   24 Nov 03 05:39:26   
   
   From: ghost_of_morphy@killfile.com   
      
   MS   
      
   On Sun, 23 Nov 2003 13:08:54 -0700, "rl"   
    wrote:   
      
   >You hail from CA, Morph?   
   >   
   >"Morphy's ghost"  wrote in message   
   >news:3fc0e3f0.44936679@newsgroups.bellsouth.net...   
   >> There's talk that our governor-elect wants our legislature to consider   
   >> this as well.  It's insane, but I guess politicians will do just about   
   >> anything to save a buck during a budget crisis.   
   >>   
   >> On Sat, 22 Nov 2003 11:44:12 -0700, "rl"   
   >>  wrote:   
   >>   
   >> >   
   >> >"Nadacomin"  wrote in message   
   >> >news:20031122110520.16817.00000697@mb-m07.aol.com...   
   >> >> >Subject: More Real News --  The One That Got Away   
   >> >>   
   >> >> >From: ghost_of_morphy@killfile.com  (Morphy's ghost)   
   >> >> >Newsgroups: alt.prisons   
   >> >>   
   >> >> I noticed that the states which have the lowest pay for corrections   
   >> >officers,   
   >> >> little or no union protection, and, privitization are always showing up   
   >in   
   >> >the   
   >> >> news for prison escapes.   
   >> >   
   >> >Look for Arizona to go Privatized.  The idea is being seriously   
   >considered   
   >> >by our Legislature as I write this.   
   >> >   
   >> >Even though we tried shipping 1000 inmates off to a private camp in Texas   
   >a   
   >> >few months back with disasterous results.   
   >> >   
   >> >But maybe Don is right about all this.  Maybe the business world   
   >operating   
   >> >with a free hand and an eye for the bottom line constantly in focus will   
   >> >result in an incarceration industry that is truly cost effective.   
   >> >   
   >> >As for me, I honestly have a moral problem with anyone incerating people   
   >for   
   >> >fun and/or profit.   
   >> >   
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