Friday, November 21, 2008

Privatized Prison Problems



More problems surface with excessive privatization. Dick Cheney named in the conflict of interest profit driven prison scam.

"A grand jury in south Texas indicted Mr Cheney and Alberto Gonzales, the former Attorney General, on state charges that they blocked an investigation into the mistreatment of prisoners.

The indictment cites a "money trail" relating to Mr Cheney's financial stake in prison-related businesses, including the Vanguard Group, which has an interest in privately-run federal jails in the region."


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