Yes. The good old USA. There are a lot of funny things going on with private prisons and an obscene amount of "campaign contributions" are involved. Don't assume the prisons are run by the individual states as in the past. Private prisons exist to make a profit-and I don't think it's too hard to figure out how those profits are made. One saving is the appalling lack of training and the staffing and backgrounds of the employees in these places. It's just something I've been trying to learn about.
I wish I could be more specific, but another aspect of this private prison scam is in the states that have passed laws to round up illegals by asking for their "papers". At the state and county level they are detaining large numbers of people outside the federal immigration system. Surprise-these warm bodies are detained indefinitely in private facilities to the tune of $200.00 dollars a day. An awful lot of state level officials have stock in these outfits.
As far as I am concerned, it is one more area that has been so corrupted I don't know how it can ever be cleaned up........
I had good taste as a child. I was in love with the character of Rowdy Yates that Eastwood played on "Rawhide" on TV back in about 1958-1959. That was before he went to Italy and made those spaghetti westerns. I was 9 years old, and I thought Mr. Favor, the trail boss, was pretty hot too..................................jeez
I have great concern about the prison industrial complex. Take a look at the disproportionate number of people of color in prisons.
Private prisons are essentially using inmates as slave labor. I became aware when I read an article about a defense contractor who moved their factory into the prisons. The inmates were paid cents per hour. The top 6 officers of the company combined made more than the 23,000 prisoners who made their product-not to mention no benefits. The taxpayers pick up that tab. They also did not follow the laws on exposure to dangerous materials. If that's not the new plantation I don't know what is. A little research will show the types of jobs these prisoners are doing that used to be done by people supporting their families. It also explains the disgusting amount of money these prison lobbyista pay to politicians.......
Stop running with that scissors before you put your eye out!!
Have you ever heard of that happening?
Dump them so fast it makes their head spin!!
Breakfast items. Great idea.
I always get some really good sliced ham and fresh baked buns so people coming in and out can have a sandwich. It seems like family gets so busy they forget to eat.
Is anyone here a fan of Taiwan singer Chyi Chin, or his sister Chyi Yu?
OK What do I have to do to get rid of that ugly face on my avatar?
Go to www.archive.org and browse around. They have loads of stuff.
focused adjective
Definition of FOCUSED
1 having the mind fixed on something
Synonyms absorbed, deep, engrossed, enthralled, focused (also focussed), immersed, intent, observant, rapt
Related Words engaged, interested, intrigued, involved; hypnotized, mesmerized; alert, alive, conscious, open-eyed, watchful, wide-awake
Near Antonyms daydreaming, dreamy, faraway, foggy, hazy, lost, oblivious, preoccupied, remote; apathetic, disinterested, uninterested
Antonyms absent, absentminded, abstracted, distracted, inattentive, inobservant, unabsorbed, unfocused (also unfocussed)
2 not divided or scattered among several areas of interest or concern
Synonyms all, concentrated, entire, exclusive, focused (also focussed), undivided
Related Words absolute, complete, full, lump, teetotal, thorough, total, unadulterated, unalloyed, unqualified, utter; comprehensive, intact, integral, perfect, unbroken
Near Antonyms deficient, fragmental, fragmentary, halfway, incomplete, partial
Antonyms diffuse, divided, scattered