“A combination of dumb drug laws, dysfunctional parole policies, “three strikes” laws passed by initiative, an endless procession of tougher-than-thou politicians, and a famously thuggish and politically powerful prison guards union has gotten California into this mess.” ~ Kevin Drum on California’s overflowing prisons. Read the whole thing.
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Remember what things were like before guard unions?
Do you want children being forced to guard rapists and murderers?
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