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Ilsa

(61,698 posts) Tue Feb 24, 2015, 07:05 AM Feb 2015

BBC America has covered the Texas prison riot

Texas prison shuts after riot http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-31582456

Article cites ACLU's comment on poor hygiene and medical care in prison. It's primarily an immigration-related prison. Shame on the govt and that management company.

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BBC America has covered the Texas prison riot (Original Post) Ilsa Feb 2015 OP

Good to see it received coverage. TexasTowelie Feb 2015 #1

Yes! I linked your Sunday thread (I think) to Ilsa Feb 2015 #3

Private prisons are one of the great shames of this nation CanonRay Feb 2015 #2

Authorities in Mexico and in Central American Ilsa Feb 2015 #4

TexasTowelie

(112,453 posts)

1. Good to see it received coverage.

Reply to Ilsa (Original post)

Tue Feb 24, 2015, 07:27 AM

Feb 2015

I posted about it in LBN on Friday night.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10141019727

Another thread on Sunday.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/107823557

Ilsa

(61,698 posts)

3. Yes! I linked your Sunday thread (I think) to

Reply to TexasTowelie (Reply #1)

Tue Feb 24, 2015, 11:49 AM

Feb 2015

another, slightly different thread that might have been in GD either Sunday or Monday.

CanonRay

(14,119 posts)

2. Private prisons are one of the great shames of this nation

Reply to Ilsa (Original post)

Tue Feb 24, 2015, 09:12 AM

Feb 2015

they should all be abolished.

Ilsa

(61,698 posts)

4. Authorities in Mexico and in Central American

Reply to CanonRay (Reply #2)

Tue Feb 24, 2015, 11:52 AM

Feb 2015

Countries should protest this vile situation to the UN. Not that I think it'll change anything soon. But I bet international pressure will help, eventually.

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