Privatized Prisons and the US Incarceration Rate

Someone sent in a link to a very interesting graphic about the US incarceration rate and how that has increased with the introduction of privatized prisons. It's actually quite disturbing.

The United States has the highest prison incarceration rate per capita compared to any other country in the world. That is not a good model. Especially for the "free world." Part of the problem is the introduction of privatized prisons that are mandated to make a profit at taxpayers expense. Privatized prisons are a huge conflict of interest.

Some people interpret these statistics to mean the war on drugs is wrong. I disagree. The war on drugs isn't wrong. It's just that the CIA is on the wrong side of that war. I don't think 30 year prison sentences for nonviolent crime are the answer either. 3 months for selling not using crack is not excessive. 6 months for a second offense and a year for a third offense is not excessive. It is fair and reasonable.

The US has a program called three strikes and you're out. Although the US incarceration rate is not a positive model to follow, the Canadian model is on the opposite extreme when dealing with prolific offenders. The more crime a prolific offender commits in Canada the less time they serve in prison. The judges here have it completely backwards. The VPD launched a campaign called 30 strikes and your out. The sad thing is, they weren't kidding. Without going from one extreme to the other, this needs to change.

US and China prisons: Two different extremes

The problems with the prison system in China are obvious. China has political prisoners. They put you in jail for being Buddhists. That violates a fundamental right. Then they execute prisoners for organ harvesting. That is obscene. It's all about making money. Yet the US has the highest incarceration rate in the world. That is a serious flaw within the land of the free.

In the US private for profit prisons are slave labour traded on the stock exchange. Giving inmates the opportunity to work for early release is a good thing. Keeping people incarcerated to fund cheap labour for corporations is not. Private prisons traded on the stock exchange is insane. That is simply human trafficking.

Clearly China and the US are two opposite extremes that we do not want to emulate. Norway is obviously the better model. Private for profit prisons have no motivation for rehabilitation. Their motive is keep people in prisons and working for cheap labour. In 2009, the Israeli Supreme Court ruled that private prisons are an unconstitutional violation of basic human rights.

Millions of American adults are not allowed to vote due to a felony conviction.

Texas reject Harper's crime plan

On a recent trip to Texas, an array of conservative voices told CBC News that Texas tried what Canada plans to do - and it failed. As recently as 2004, Texas had the highest incarceration rate in the world, with fully one in 20 of its adult residents behind bars or on parole or probation.

The Lone Star state still has the death penalty, with more than 300 prisoners on death row today. But for three decades, as crime rates fell all over the U.S., the rate in Texas fell at only half the national average. That didn't change the policy - but its cost did.

I'm all for mandatory minimum sentences for violent crime like murder, swarming or for selling crack or meth but not for pot. A mandatory minimum sentence of three months for a prolific offender who commits a huge amount of crime to pay for his drug addiction is not excessive. Harper preventing those important steps from happening by taking us to the other extreme is in itself criminal. It prevents us from doing what really needs to be done and takes money away from other important programs.

Clay Roueche receives a reduced sentence

One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind. Dr Kim, the spin doctor for the compromised BC Gang task force is confirming previous reports that Clay Roueche's application for a reduced sentence under the 782 amendment was successful and has received 6 years knocked off his sentence. 6 years off of 30 years isn't much when you take into consideration the long list of judicial infractions the prosecution committed but it is a small step forward nonetheless.

As I previously stated, the only thing that Clay was accused of was bringing pot into the United States. Now that pot is legal in Canada and in several US States, a 24 year sentence for that is still over the top. As I previously reported, the United States has the highest prison incarceration rate per capita compared to any other country in the world. That is not a good model. Especially for the land of the "free" which has become the land of the incarcerated.

Clay wasn't charged with a gun yet he was enhanced 5 years for a gun. Natural Justice declares that a person can't be enhanced for a crime they're not charged with. He never entered the US with a gun. Denying his transfer back to Canada given the illegality of his arrest, is another colossal concern for ever American citizen and every person considering a visit to the US.



On a side note, a friend of Clay's from prison, George Martorano was the longest-serving first-time non-violent offender in the Federal Bureau of Prisons. He was originally sentenced to life with no eligibility for parole for a pot offence. That was insane. Since his release George has opened a CBD infused coffee shop in Philadelphia called the Hip Hemp Cafe.

This is what Kim Bolan and the Compromised BC Gang task force don't want Clay to do in Canada. Since Andy Richards is now in the cop pot business, they want to secure their monopoly on that trade. Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap. Nevertheless, Clay Roueche continues to shine.

The World has Changed and we must not change with it.

It doesn't take a rocket scientist to see how the world has changed. I know someone visiting from Central America who is shocked at the rate of inflation here. I didn't see that back in Central America they claim. Isn't that ironic. The cost of food and housing is most notable. The oil monopoly has contributed to the rising cost of food yet we can't blame Justin Trudeau for everything. Don't get me wrong. Justin Trudeau is a dick just like Brian Mulroney and Stephen Harper. It's just that we have to be realistic in our response.

We're all shocked at the rate of inflation and we all complain about the high interest rates because we all benefited from all that free money for so long. If we drop interest rates that's not going to help reduce inflation. Breaking the Saudi oil monopoly will. Promoting domestic production of natural gas will. Rejecting the fake environmentalism seeking to overthrow civil liberty and the free market will. The Lord of the rings was a dramatic saga depicting the subtle struggle between good versus evil. The ring which the ring bearer was sent to destroy represents the greed that seeks to consume and destroy us.

Time for woke judges and Trudeau Liberals to end the soft-on-crime experiment

The National Post is reporting that "The Canadian experiment in free-range, low-consequence crime has failed miserably. It’s time for its enablers — the bleeding-heart politicians, judges and non-profit operators who insist on forcing the Canadian population to bear the burden of criminality — to call it off. The hypothesis of these irresponsible advocates was this: criminal behaviour will magically wind down if the government ensures the provision of free drugs, generous bail and light, often racially-discounted, criminal sentences. Any perceived uptick in violence that results will simply be absorbed by the privileged public."

"Toronto police data shows the city has seen a 400 per cent rise in break-ins with intent to steal a vehicle." This is because of organized crime. We can deal with this through the Bait Car program and with Task forces that are willing to follow Apple Air Tags and recover stolen vehicles en route to their foreign destinations on the railcards and in the ports.

We have seen the anarchy that results from failed liberal policies in Portland, Chicago and Northern California. Yet we need to be leery of manufactured solutions to manufactured problems. We don't need to allow negligence empower the police state. We don't need US incarceration rates. We simply need to uphold the law. Mind how you go.

Terminator Dark Fate is Awesome

I just saw Terminator Dark Fate. It is profound. This movie isn't about Arnold Schwarzenegger or Sarah Connor as awesome as they are. It's about the next generation. It is about hope, resilience, sacrifice, fortitude. It's about changing fate by the choices we make. That is what this movie is about . Natalia Reyes is the rising star in this movie. She has the Latino heart.

I am sick and tired of deadbeat, two bit, brainless and soulless movie critics that trash good movies to make themselves feel important. F*ck them. They serve no purpose.

At the gym they occasionally play modern music videos between ads on the TV screens. Most of the new music videos are shallow and meaningless. They are so shallow and meaningless they are stupid as f*ck. I mean really. What has happened to the industry? It has no soul. It has no moral conscience. Ed Sheeran hasn't lost the vision. He even has a little swag so he does.

Another profound movie coming out is Just Mercy. Everything Michael B. Jordan does is rock solid and this movie has heart. It's not just about wrongful convictions. It's about all of us. America has the highest incarceration rate in the world. None of us are perfect. We all need some mercy.

Mistreatment of El Chapo serves no one

As I previously stated, mistreating of El Chapo diminishes all of us. The United States is filled with extremes. On one hand they have this wonderful Constitution protecting civil liberty for all and on the other hand they have dirty dogs trampling the Constitution from within.

El Chapo has been in solitary consignment for two and a half years. His lawyer has asked that he be allowed to purchase some bottled water, have a little bit of fresh air and proper ear plugs. All of which are very reasonable requests. El Chapo is housed at a notorious Manhattan prison that has been compared to Guatanamo Bay. That is nothing to be proud of. As I've previously stated, Norway has the best prison model in the world. The United States does not. The United States has the highest incarceration rate in the world. Even more than China and Russia.

As I previously stated, El Chapo should be pardoned in exchange for his testimony against the CIA. That would be in the public's best interest.

Compare the treatment of El Chappo, Manuel Noriega and Oliver North. Again we see the sad saga of unequal protection of the law emerge. Colonel Edward P. Cutolo testified that in Operation Watchtower the planes loaded with cocaine landing in Panama from Bogata were met by Col. Tony Noriega and CIA Agent Edwin Wilson. The CIA made Noriega president because of his drug trafficking on their behalf. He worked for Oliver North. Oliver North was pardoned and became a Fox News TV host. Manuel Noriega died in an American prison.

Operation Fast and Furious was a CIA operation where the ATF sold the sinola carter guns and brought back tons of cocaine into the United States as payment. El Chapo had a .50 cal sniper rifle from Operation Fast and Furious. Hilary Clinton was the author of that operation.