... had this appeared in a film, it would have been regarded as a rather crude and obvious satire. Unfortunately, it is today's reality:
You can read a detailed L.A. Times report about this here, including the fact that such comforts are sometimes extended to those who commit violent crimes.
Yes, money talks. As a rule one gets as much justice as one can afford - better counsel, better trial prep, better result at trial, including sentencing, and then better incarceration. It sounds so - oh, what's the term? - Third World. Then again, in what's now a plainly transactional democracy, this probably makes sense.
ReplyDeleteI wonder if America's increasingly privatized prison system is watching. A sure way to enhance investor value, eh, Mound?
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