Comments on: Senate Has New Plan To Privatize Numerous Florida Prisons http://www.northescambia.com/2012/01/senate-has-new-plan-to-privatize-numerous-florida-prisons Local News for Molino, Bratt, McDavid, Century, Walnut Hill, Cantonment Sun, 19 Apr 2026 21:11:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: DO WHAT! http://www.northescambia.com/2012/01/senate-has-new-plan-to-privatize-numerous-florida-prisons/comment-page-1#comment-114047 DO WHAT! Thu, 19 Jan 2012 05:12:30 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=80696#comment-114047 Alabama tried this stunt several years ago to save a buck. They came to there senses and realized if a private firm hires co's and pay them a substandard wage they would get substandard work and basicaly the inmates would run the prison. What the general public does not know our Gov. Rick Scott has a great interest in this plan. You guessed it. I sure hope this plan fails. This plan would put a great strain on our CO's and the safety of the general public. Alabama tried this stunt several years ago to save a buck. They came to there senses and realized if a private firm hires co’s and pay them a substandard wage they would get substandard work and basicaly the inmates would run the prison. What the general public does not know our Gov. Rick Scott has a great interest in this plan. You guessed it. I sure hope this plan fails. This plan would put a great strain on our CO’s and the safety of the general public.

]]> By: DDMcC http://www.northescambia.com/2012/01/senate-has-new-plan-to-privatize-numerous-florida-prisons/comment-page-1#comment-113849 DDMcC Sun, 15 Jan 2012 23:14:06 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=80696#comment-113849 This idea is absolute insanity, turning people into a money making commodity. Are we to believe there will not be an incentive to fill these prisons up after they are put in for - profit status? The State is supposed to represent the people. If the people make the laws, the people should be the ones responsible for following thru with corrections, or punishment, or retribution, call it what you will, not a for - profit corporation with stock holders to enrich. As a citizen of Florida, this makes me sick. This is yet another reason to support the Occupy movement. Get off the couch and make a difference! This idea is absolute insanity, turning people into a money making commodity. Are we to believe there will not be an incentive to fill these prisons up after they are put in for – profit status? The State is supposed to represent the people. If the people make the laws, the people should be the ones responsible for following thru with corrections, or punishment, or retribution, call it what you will, not a for – profit corporation with stock holders to enrich. As a citizen of Florida, this makes me sick. This is yet another reason to support the Occupy movement. Get off the couch and make a difference!

]]> By: Amber http://www.northescambia.com/2012/01/senate-has-new-plan-to-privatize-numerous-florida-prisons/comment-page-1#comment-113838 Amber Sun, 15 Jan 2012 19:57:39 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=80696#comment-113838 I feel so sorry for DC employees and their families. They haven't had raises or promotions in years and now some will be unemployed. It just seems like everytime they almost get to the top of the mountain, that last rock that they step on turns out to be nothing more than a loose pebble (i.e. little Ricky) and they fall back down to the bottom. Breaks my heart! :( I feel so sorry for DC employees and their families. They haven’t had raises or promotions in years and now some will be unemployed. It just seems like everytime they almost get to the top of the mountain, that last rock that they step on turns out to be nothing more than a loose pebble (i.e. little Ricky) and they fall back down to the bottom. Breaks my heart! :(

]]> By: Bob http://www.northescambia.com/2012/01/senate-has-new-plan-to-privatize-numerous-florida-prisons/comment-page-1#comment-113797 Bob Sun, 15 Jan 2012 12:51:53 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=80696#comment-113797 Sounds like a wonderful idea to me. Can you imagine for a minute,privatizing all the prisons in the state. They will certainly be run for a profit. I would imagine in the process cable T.V and many other bonus items enjoyed will disappear. Maybe this will deter a lot of people from a life of crime. Its time we stop petting and pampering these criminals,treat them just like what they are {misfits of our society}. Sounds like a wonderful idea to me. Can you imagine for a minute,privatizing all the prisons in the state. They will certainly be run for a profit. I would imagine in the process cable T.V and many other bonus items enjoyed will disappear. Maybe this will deter a lot of people from a life of crime. Its time we stop petting and pampering these criminals,treat them just like what they are {misfits of our society}.

]]> By: sktmax http://www.northescambia.com/2012/01/senate-has-new-plan-to-privatize-numerous-florida-prisons/comment-page-1#comment-113766 sktmax Sat, 14 Jan 2012 20:01:51 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=80696#comment-113766 The Geo Group is a big financial supporter of rick Scott and this is what they want in return. The Geo Group is a big financial supporter of rick Scott and this is what they want in return.

]]> By: Kathy http://www.northescambia.com/2012/01/senate-has-new-plan-to-privatize-numerous-florida-prisons/comment-page-1#comment-113736 Kathy Sat, 14 Jan 2012 13:56:06 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=80696#comment-113736 Well who ever is pushing it in the house and senate of Fla is getting some kind of kick back, or they would stop and think about and talk to those people most involved. The one guy that RIck the Dick hired to run corrections left pretty quick after starting in Fla. must be a sign of something stupid. Well who ever is pushing it in the house and senate of Fla is getting some kind of kick back, or they would stop and think about and talk to those people most involved. The one guy that RIck the Dick hired to run corrections left pretty quick after starting in Fla. must be a sign of something stupid.

]]> By: Oversight http://www.northescambia.com/2012/01/senate-has-new-plan-to-privatize-numerous-florida-prisons/comment-page-1#comment-113733 Oversight Sat, 14 Jan 2012 13:09:51 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=80696#comment-113733 ...and the state will now have to find a way now to house prisoners and it'll be through privatization. The state is causing this situation due to its mis-guided closures in its effort to force the issue. …and the state will now have to find a way now to house prisoners and it’ll be through privatization. The state is causing this situation due to its mis-guided closures in its effort to force the issue.

]]> By: huh http://www.northescambia.com/2012/01/senate-has-new-plan-to-privatize-numerous-florida-prisons/comment-page-1#comment-113732 huh Sat, 14 Jan 2012 12:33:09 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=80696#comment-113732 Citizens need to stand up and fight this, for profit prisons will only create incentive to jail people! Its completely biased in the favor of the prison owner! Its completely insane that the idea has even got this far. Citizens should stand up and put a stop to it Citizens need to stand up and fight this, for profit prisons will only create incentive to jail people! Its completely biased in the favor of the prison owner!

Its completely insane that the idea has even got this far. Citizens should stand up and put a stop to it

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