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Entries from February 19th, 2009

Thursday…Private prison scandal, bills moving and not, Seattle newspapers floundering, Afghanistan policy spells trouble

February 19th, 2009 · 1 Comment · General, Politics

Concerns about private prison operations got a boost last month when two Pennsylvania judges were indicted on charges of taking kickbacks for steering juveniles to a privately operated detention centers. According to a statement by the US Attorney, the judges closed a state-run facility in order to force the county to use the private company, [...]

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