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Civil Liberties

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Jesse Walker | 11.6.2007 11:25 AM

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New frontiers in prison privatization.

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Jesse Walker is books editor at Reason and the author of Rebels on the Air and The United States of Paranoia.

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  1. Jonathan Hohensee   19 years ago

    I noticed that in hippy circles that prison privatisation is one of the fastest riasing things to complain about. I don't know how I feel about that.

  2. highnumber   19 years ago

    "The irony is that I don't drink now," he said.

    So, that's the irony!

  3. Isaac Bartram   19 years ago

    highnumber

    He's referring to the fact that he's investing in a wine-storage facility but won't be enjoying any of the contents.

  4. zig zag man   19 years ago

    I wonder if we're not too far away from prison cells that all sport little gold tags on the doors stating who or what group is "sponsoring" the cells, for the public good you know. I'll bet that if there is a tax break offered in the deal than it'll happen.

  5. de stijl   19 years ago

    It's like rain on your wedding day.

  6. highnumber   19 years ago

    Gee, thanks, Mr Bartram. The ol' reading comprehension skills are lacking. See, I thought it was even more ironic that he was purchasing the prison cell that he was once held in. I thought his irony detector needed calibration, but, most certainly, mine is out of whack.

  7. Edward   19 years ago

    This must be one of those really slow Ron Paul news days.

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