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Topic: Idaho inmates claim gangs run prison |
Idaho inmates claim gangs run prison
Associated Press, by Rebecca Boone
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Posted By:BaseballFan, 11/13/2012 3:05:16 PM
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| BOISE, Idaho — A gang war that appears to have taken over parts of an Idaho private prison is spilling into the federal courts, with some inmates contending prison officials are ceding control to gang leaders in an effort to save money on staffing. (Snip) The inmates also contend that CCA officials use gang violence and the threat of gang violence as an "inexpensive device to gain control over the inmate population," according to the lawsuit, and that housing gang members together allows the company to use fewer guards, reducing payroll costs.
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Comments: So, the inmates really ARE running the asylum. /s off/
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Reply 1 - Posted by:
yuban, 11/13/2012 3:15:45 PM (No. 9011826)
I am shocked.......not.
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
zeldafitzg, 11/13/2012 3:28:04 PM (No. 9011851)
Why not? A gang runs our country.
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
frenesi1, 11/13/2012 3:52:35 PM (No. 9011914)
Why is this surprising? We are a 3rd world nation.
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
RancherJack, 11/13/2012 4:45:18 PM (No. 9012048)
Well ... duh
Monkey See Monkey Do Gang of Monkies Run The White House
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
LanieLou, 11/13/2012 9:51:35 PM (No. 9012595)
Same out here... duh.
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
provide, 11/14/2012 8:08:57 AM (No. 9013207)
Air drop them onto Alcatraz with short rations. Let them cull their own.
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