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Title: United States of Prison
Added: Dec 5, 2011
Author: TheAmazingAtheist
Duration: 10:44
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My facebook: http://www.facebook.com/YoutubeTAAMy twitter: https://twitter.com/#!/amazingatheistMy forums: http://forum.thatfatatheist.com At the end of 2009, over 7 million people in the US were on probation, in jail or prison, or on parole. http://bjs.ojp.usdoj.gov/index.cfm?ty=tp&tid=11The November Coalition http://www.november.org/The Flourishing Private Prison Industryhttp://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2011/06/matt-stoller-who-wants-keep-the-war-on-drugs-going-and-put-you-in-debtors-prison.htmlACLU Infographichttp://www.infographicsshowcase.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/massincarceration-600x1927.jpgThe United States has less than 5 percent of the world's population. But it has almost a quarter of the world's prisoners.http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/23/world/americas/23iht-23prison.12253738.html?pagewanted=allIncarcerations Rates By Countryhttp://www.webcitation.org/5xRCN8YmRSince 1970, the prison population has increased by 700%!http://www.dailykos.com/story/2007/02/15/302239/-Pew-Research:-700-Growth-in-US-Prison-Population-1970-2005CCA gave $106,614 to federal candidates in the 2006 election through its political action committee - 15% to Democrats and 85% to Republicans. I can't find this stat, but here are there contributions for 2010: http://phx.corporate-ir.net/External.File?item=UGFyZW50SUQ9OTkxMzB8Q2hpbGRJRD0tMXxUeXBlPTM=&t=1CCA spent well over $2 million for lobbying in 2007. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corrections_Corporation_of_AmericaCCA was also a major financial backer of the 2009 anti-immigration law in Arizona and according to internal documents CCA believes that imprisoning illegal immigrants will bring in "a significant portion of our revenues." http://lake.typepad.com/on-the-lake-front/2010/12/cca-private-prisons-and-az-immigration-law.html
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Youtube Comments: 3727
realchange2100 Says:
May 15, 2012 - wow,that was very Christian of you
Sureiyaa Says:
May 16, 2012 - I read this like a poem.
Bloodlovefreak Says:
May 17, 2012 - I suggest you look up "Stephen Fry on American Prisons Facts" on youtube. Quite a funny video and the later half shows how the state has an incentive to lock people up
TurtleyPompato Says:
May 17, 2012 - There is: The violent Occupy protesters smashing banks and multinational companies. It just doesn't have a very large impact.
yomumisminging Says:
May 17, 2012 - "As Seen On Drugs"Lol, how did you know?
sdouglas28 Says:
May 18, 2012 - well i know this is a touchy subject especially down south but england does not allow for the purchasing of firearms... and they a way better crime rate. Just saying.
qortin Says:
May 18, 2012 - Ron Paul ... Ron Paul mate
outofoutof Says:
May 18, 2012 - obviously what he says is true...but what can anyone do? this world is commercial...always has been...always will be...money rules supreme. it is the god of mankind.
halo3isme1 Says:
May 18, 2012 - Dont forget the alcohol and tobacco companies.
grinfcked Says:
May 19, 2012 - so you're saying privatizing and free market isn't in the best intereset of a country? i bet to some that's a revelation.
honogo4 Says:
May 19, 2012 - I'm from america...I totally agree.
BluTrilobite Says:
May 20, 2012 - The numbers simply do not lie and it's sad!
BluTrilobite Says:
May 20, 2012 - They are in part to blame for men going to jail for virtually nothing, that is a shitty fact.
ManDudeYeah Says:
May 21, 2012 - Weed has almost everything to do with our overwhelming prison population.
bflol Says:
May 22, 2012 - they could just do like in my country where people who go to jail pay for their time there just as you do if you live in a hotel they pay for the food they eat and so on and to pay for their time in jail a lot of them work while they are in jail which is by the way a good way to help them in to a legal life after jail
Deleuzeshammerflow Says:
May 26, 2012 - Well, take a look at which countries have for-profit-prisons
will9444555 Says:
May 27, 2012 - simple answer to why u have more criminals than europe..... everyone has a right to own a firearm... a firearm leads to loads of crimes, murder, armed robbery, manslaughter. you can use it to scare a woman it to being raped.... u know get rid of legal firearms and problems will start to solve themselves
nikox7x Says:
May 27, 2012 - europe has not war on drugs they just dont give a fuck about that only serious crimes
ryanleahy1 Says:
May 27, 2012 - @xnickox7 haha what ? In Europe that's the highest crime rate people get arrested for :L
Deadman Walkin' Says:
May 29, 2012 - "We're number one, we're number one, we're number one at restricting freedom". His words not mine.
jaredeal210 Says:
May 29, 2012 - Way to to be patriotic and respectful to the country, who's citizens provide you freedom..
ltsMeSB Says:
May 14, 2012 - I have a question.It's a very simple question.Why is there not a FUCKING WAR on these private companies yet?!?!?