The Injustice of Justice
I have noticed an alarming trend of people being incarcerated for life for doing a minor crime. The United States claims to be a 1st world country yet the actions and treatment of prisoners and the elderly and the poor in fact, give us a whole new picture!
What are prisoners’ rights in America?
Although prisoners do not have full constitutional rights, they are protected by the Eighth Amendment’s prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment. This protection also requires that prisoners be afforded a minimum standard of living. The word Minimum? must mean a bare existence? I know there is no privacy, whether you are in for a low crime or murder, I know you are chained like an animal, and subjected to unknown types of violence and not just by the prisoners.
How are prisoners treated in US prisons?
American prisons are dangerous. Most are understaffed and overpopulated. Overpopulated earning money for shareholders? check out https://investor.vanguard.com/corporate-portal/
Because of inadequate supervision, people in our prisons are exposed to incredible amounts of violence, including sexual violence.
https://www.aclu.org/issues/prisoners-rights An interesting read…
CDCR#55488, Michael, who is married and has been incarcerated for 24 years for a minor crime? Why has he been in so long? why has he been forgotten? Why has he had hardly any parole hearings? Lots of WHYS but no answers. Could it be that prisoners work for a pittance? Could it be that prisoners are cheap/slave labour, that big companies use instead of paying a decent wage? The answer could be YES, and an alarming YES… A YES that could bring fear into the heart of an inmate that is in prison for a minor offence knowing that he would NOT get rehabilitation or help to make sure he goes back into society a changed man. But quite the opposite, a man that has been tortured and not cared for will most certainly have nightmares for the rest of his life! A man that could have been home with his loving wife, only to be ignored by parole panels, who don’t really give a damn about anyone? Is this true? so why do they have that job?
Seems an insidious disease in the States..
ReplyDeleteThe california just system is corrupt and broken ..James Cordon.
ReplyDeleteVery much so.
DeleteThere are 2 primary ways that private prisons make money. This first is from government stipends. If it costs the government $120 per day to incarcerate someone, the private prison will charge the government $100 per day per inmate, while it only costs the company $80 per day to house the inmate. The additional $20 above their cost of housing the inmate is profit.
ReplyDeleteTo maximize their stipend profits, private prisons are constantly looking to cut costs. In order to keep costs low, for-profit prisons need to have enough inmates incarcerated to spread out their fixed costs. An example of a fixed cost would be the Warden’s salary. Let’s assume the Warden makes $100k/yr. If the prison only has 1 inmate, the cost of the Warden’s salary can only be applied to 1 inmate. So the cost of housing the inmate for a year will be $100k+their food, all of the electricity, their clothing, etc. That’s a pretty expensive inmate. If the prison has 10,000 inmates, then the Warden’s salary can be spread out over many inmates. With 10,000 inmates, the cost of the Warden’s salary per inmate is $10, or $100,000/10,000 = $10. Now the annual cost per inmate is $10+their food, 1/10,000 of the electricity, their clothing, etc. This concept is called economies of scale. It allows a company to maximize their cost advantages by scaling their operation. This means that private prisons need a minimum number of beds filled in order to keep their fixed costs low.
Taken from : https://richbitchfinance.com/2020/06/12/how-vanguard-funds-modern-slavery/
ReplyDeleteCDCR are vey backward in their prison reforms, they do not rehabilitate, rather than use the head count for cash. The poor-quality food, healthcare almost non existent, and the appalling mess of the cells, say it all! Just disgusting in this day and age..well done California..Well done Mr. Newsom!!! well done #CDCR! #GavinNewsom #disppicable. Phill Pye
ReplyDeleteHow feckin sick! USA needs to grow the hell up
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