http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30eKO2KB3EY&feature=related
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Sitting next to J.W. prez Thomas Fitton, Pearce let this racially-charged joke fly:
"The best thing about 1070 is that Obama may not be visiting Arizona because we actually require papers now."
Ba-dum-pa.
Many in the room, including Fitton, chuckled along.
Wonder if they tell n-word jokes behind closed doors?
Because, you know, Obama can't be a real citizen, because, you know, he's black.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/01/10/game-change-bill-clinton-_n_417546.html
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politico.com:
--In lobbying the late Sen. Edward Kennedy to endorse his wife, former President Clinton angered the liberal icon by belittling Obama. Telling a friend about the conversation, Kennedy recalled Clinton had said "a few years ago, this guy would have been getting us coffee," the authors paraphrase. A spokesman for the former president declined to comment on the claim.
Read the whole story: politico.com
http://motherjones.com/mojo/2011/06/federal-prison-director-takes-job-private-prison-company
Excerpt:
--In lobbying the late Sen. Edward Kennedy to endorse his wife, former President Clinton angered the liberal icon by belittling Obama. Telling a friend about the conversation, Kennedy recalled Clinton had said "a few years ago, this guy would have been getting us coffee," the authors paraphrase. A spokesman for the former president declined to comment on the claim.
Read the whole story: politico.com
http://motherjones.com/mojo/2011/06/federal-prison-director-takes-job-private-prison-company
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Federal Prison Director Defects to Private Prison Company
| Fri Jun. 3, 2011 6:12 PM PDT
Lappin announced his retirement in March, a few days before making public his arrest, the previous month, on DUI charges in Maryland. In a memo apologizing to BOP employees, Lappin admitted to a "lapse in my judgment...giving rise to potential embarrassment to the agency," but he refused to acknowledge a direct link between his arrest and his retirement. The announcement of his appointment to a leadership position at CCA came just over three weeks after his effective retirement date of May 7.
http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Corrections_Corporation_of_America
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Corrections Corporation of America
From SourceWatch
Corrections Corporation of America (CCA), headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, runs over 60 prisons in about 20 U.S. states plus Washington, DC. CCA has contracts with federal, state, and local governments to run the prisons. The company owns most of the facilities and provides rehabilitation services for inmates. Begun in 1983, it is the largest prison corporation in the U.S. Only the federal government and three states have larger prison systems. The company trades on the New York Stock Exchange with the symbol CXW. In 2006, revenue was $1.3 billion with profits of $105 million. [1] [2]Contents |
Overview
According to CCA, "all CCA facilities must meet standards set by our customers. These standards are the same as those in government correctional facilities. In addition, CCA facilities are often more closely monitored by our customers to ensure compliance. We are committed to achieving accreditation of our facilities by the American Correctional Association (ACA). Currently, 85% of all our facilities are ACA accredited, an achievement which far surpasses most public and private corrections systems. At CCA we believe in trying to return a better person to our communities. At every facility you will find a variety of programs geared to the inmate population. These programs range from substance abuse to behavior modification to life skills to education and job training. While we provide the opportunity for changes to take place in an inmate's life, it is up to the individual to put those skills to use once they return to society.""Why use private corrections? Many governments are under court order to lower inmate populations in their facilities. CCA provides an immediate and efficient solution for these governments that cannot adequately house their inmates."
"Secondly, all governments are looking to cut costs. By working with private corrections companies, such as CCA, governments are able to provide the same level of service at lower costs."
Political contributions
Corrections Corporation of America gave $106,614 to federal candidates in the 2006 election through its political action committee - 15% to Democrats and 85% to Republicans. [3]Lobbying and drafting and passing laws to boost their business
Corrections Corporation of America has numerous ties to the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), and was represented at ALEC's December, 2009 conference where Arizona's controversial anti-immigration law, SB 1070, was drafted. Arizona Governor Jan Brewer (R) signed the bill into law on April 23, 2010. ALEC is a secretive organization comprised of both legislators and corporations. Both Arizona State Senator Russell Pearce and CCA sit on ALEC's board. According to CCA reports reviewed by National Public Radio, CCA executives believe that immigrant detention will be their next big market. In 2009, CCA wrote that they expect to bring in "a significant portion of our revenues" from Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the agency that detains illegal immigrants. CCA drafted the language of SB 1070 at an ALEC meeting, and the measure was introduced almost word for word in the Arizona legislature, and was passed and signed by the governor. The legislature even retained the title of the bill that CCA gave it. They called it the "Support Our Law Enforcement and Safe Neighborhoods Act."[4][5]CCA spent $2.46 million for lobbying in 2007. In-house lobbyists and four outside lobbying firms were used. [6]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Legislative_Exchange_Council
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Criticism
ALEC has approximately three hundred private sector members including corporations, state and national think tanks, and trade associations. Some corporations and trade groups that have supported ALEC include: American Nuclear Energy Council, American Petroleum Institute, Coors Brewing Company, Texaco, Pharmaceutical Research & Manufacturers of America, Philip Morris, R.J. Reynolds Tobacco, VISA, Exxon Mobil, the National Rifle Association, Amway, and others. Groups critical of ALEC claim that the organization is controlled by the entities that fund it, subsequently promoting donors' agendas and goals, along with attempting to advance legislation which favors their interests.[11] NPR reported that the Corrections Corporation of America was present at meetings when legislators were introduced to model immigration laws, used for example as the template for Arizona SB 1070, passed in 2010.[12] The report suggested that the group could be used to avoid state laws requiring legislators to disclose meetings with and gifts from politically unpopular corporations.[13] Shortly after the report was published, ALEC released a response statement addressing some of NPR's accusations.[14]
People for the American Way, the progressive advocacy group, refers to ALEC as "a right-wing public policy organization with strong ties to major corporations, trade associations and right-wing politicians" with an agenda that includes "challenging government restrictions on corporate pollution, limiting government regulations of commerce, privatizing public services, and representing the interests of the corporations that make up its supporters." [15]
http://www.politicalruminations.com/2011/03/corporations-behind-michigans-unconstitutional-efm-law.html
Excerpt:
23 March 2011
Corporations Behind Michigan's Unconstitutional EFM Law, Including Amway and Koch Industries
Trust me when I tell you that this is the most tangled web you have ever seen in your life.
Last week Michigan's Republican Governor Rick Snyder signed legislation giving him what many have called “dictatorial” powers. The much despised EFM law gives Snyder the power to hand pick emergency financial managers (or emergency financial "corporate persons"), who then have the authority to take the following actions:
- Consolidate or dissolve local governments and dismiss the officials elected by the people.
- Consolidate or dissolve school districts, close schools, and dismiss elected school board members.
- Sell off public property. Public. Property. Parks, buildings, licenses, permits, and so forth. All of it.
- Privatize government services, with all that entails.
- Shred all contracts agreed to by local governments and schools, including union contracts.
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"Over the last 10 years, Marshall Jr. has dedicated his own time to the impact of environmental conservation in under served communities. Currently working with the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, Marshall Jr. is trying to impress upon our youth the importance of environmental sciences and hard sciences." [1]
- Director, Corrections Corporation of America
http://www.usps.com/financials/anrpt10/ar2010_5.htm
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The Board of Governors
Chairman Louis J. Giuliano, James H. Bilbray, Ellen C. Williams, Dennis J. Toner, Carolyn Lewis Gallagher, James C. Miller III, Alan C. Kessler, Mickey D. Barnett, Vice Chairman Thurgood Marshall, Jr.
As the governing body of the Postal Service, the 11-member Board of Governors has responsibilities comparable to a board of directors of a publicly held corporation. The Board is comprised of nine Governors appointed by the President of the United States with the advice and consent of the Senate. No more than five Governors can be members of the same political party.
The other two members of the Board are the Postmaster General and the Deputy Postmaster General. The Governors appoint the Postmaster General, who serves at their pleasure without a specific term of office. The Governors, together with the Postmaster General, appoint the Deputy Postmaster General.
Appointed December 2006. Term expires December 2011. Vice Chairman since January 2010. Chairman, Government Relations and Regulatory Committee. Member, Audit and Finance Committee. Partner at Bingham McCutchen and principal with Bingham Consulting Group. Served President Clinton as former Assistant to the President and Cabinet Secretary. Former Director of Legislative Affairs and Deputy Counsel for Vice President
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/30/sports/ncaafootball/30fiesta.html?_r=1&hp
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A beneficiary of the trips was Russell Pearce, the State Senate president, a Republican who has gained a national profile over the past year for writing Arizona’s controversial immigration law. Pearce and his wife, LuAnne, traveled to Chicago in 2005 to attend a Northwestern-Michigan game and stayed at the Ritz-Carlton. He and his wife also traveled to Boston on a similar trip with his son in 2008, according to the report.
Pearce did not return three calls for comment.
Angela Holt, one of the bowl’s financial officers, told investigators she had found no documentation to show that the politicians had reimbursed the bowl for the cost of the trips.
http://www.judicialwatch.org/foiablog/2010/jul/bops-unescorted-transfers-and-voluntary-surrenders-program
Excerpt:
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/30/sports/ncaafootball/30fiesta.html?_r=1&hp
Excerpt:
A beneficiary of the trips was Russell Pearce, the State Senate president, a Republican who has gained a national profile over the past year for writing Arizona’s controversial immigration law. Pearce and his wife, LuAnne, traveled to Chicago in 2005 to attend a Northwestern-Michigan game and stayed at the Ritz-Carlton. He and his wife also traveled to Boston on a similar trip with his son in 2008, according to the report.
Pearce did not return three calls for comment.
Angela Holt, one of the bowl’s financial officers, told investigators she had found no documentation to show that the politicians had reimbursed the bowl for the cost of the trips.
http://www.judicialwatch.org/foiablog/2010/jul/bops-unescorted-transfers-and-voluntary-surrenders-program
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Last Updated: Thu, 07/15/2010 - 3:49pm Judicial Watch recently obtained documents concerning a little known Bureau of Prisons (BOP) program that allows federal prisoners to travel between facilities unescorted on public buses. Known as the “Unescorted Transfers and Voluntary Surrenders” program, it was adopted in 1996 for a stated purpose of allowing inmates to “be moved between institutions expeditiously and cost effectively with regard for public safety.” Judicial Watch has obtained BOP correspondence addressing public safety concerns expressed by Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Peter Pantuso (President, American Bus Association), and Jack Haugsland (former Chief Operating Officer, Greyhound Lines.) Judicial Watch also obtained documents containing statistics for total transfers and escapes over a three year period.
In April 2009 Senator Klobuchar wrote BOP Director Harley G. Lappin expressing concern over the public safety risks resulting from the unescorted transfer program. Klobuchar wrote that “lack of monitoring by federal personnel during transit has predictably resulted in numerous inmates escaping custody simply by departing the bus they are traveling on prior to their arrival at their intended transfer destination.”
In April 2009 Senator Klobuchar wrote BOP Director Harley G. Lappin expressing concern over the public safety risks resulting from the unescorted transfer program. Klobuchar wrote that “lack of monitoring by federal personnel during transit has predictably resulted in numerous inmates escaping custody simply by departing the bus they are traveling on prior to their arrival at their intended transfer destination.”
BOP's "Unescorted Transfers and Voluntary Surrenders" Program
Program
Statement
U.S. Department of Justice
Federal Bureau of Prisons
OPI:
CPDNUMBER:
5140.37DATE:
1/31/2003SUBJECT:
and Voluntary
Surrenders
1.
recommends an unescorted commitment to a Bureau of Prisons
institution, the Bureau of Prisons authorizes the commitment and
designates the institution for service of sentence. The Bureau
of Prisons also authorizes furlough transfers of inmates between
Bureau of Prisons institutions or to nonfederal institutions in
appropriate circumstances in accordance with 18 U.S.C. 3622 or
4082, and within the guidelines of the Bureau of Prisons policy
on furloughs, which allows inmates to travel unescorted and to
report voluntarily to an assigned institution
Unescorted TransfersPURPOSE AND SCOPE §522.30. [When the court orders or.]a. Title 18 U.S.C. § 4082 applies to inmates whose offense(s)
occurred before November 1, 1987. For inmates whose offense(s)
occurred on or after November 1, 1987, the statutory authority
for furloughs is Title 18 U.S.C. § 3622 which was added by the
Comprehensive Crime Control Act (CCCA).
b. In this Program Statement, unescorted commitments are
referred to as
“voluntary surrenders.”For identification purposes, the Bureau and the U.S. Marshals
Service (USMS) use the Authorized Unescorted Commitments and
Transfers card (BP-385). Instructions for completing the card
are in Attachment A.
2.
are:
a. Inmates will be moved between institutions expeditiously
and cost effectively with regard for public safety.
PROGRAM OBJECTIVES. The expected results of this program[Bracketed Bold- Rules]
Regular Type - Implementing Information
PS 5140.37
1/31/2003
Page 2
b. Staff will be provided with the appropriate procedures when
an inmate fails to report to a Federal institution, non-federal
contract facility, or Community Corrections Center as a voluntary
surrender or unescorted transfer.
3.
DIRECTIVES AFFECTEDa.
Directive RescindedPS 5140.28 Unescorted Transfers and Voluntary Surrenders
(12/9/96)
b.
Directives ReferencedPS 1490.06 Victim and Witness Notification (5/23/02)
PS 5100.07 Security Designation and Custody
Classification Manual (9/3/99)
PS 5280.08 Furloughs (2/4/98)
PS 5500.09 Correctional Services Manual (10/27/97)
PS 5553.06 Escapes/Deaths Notification (8/23/99)
PS 6000.05 Health Services Manual (9/15/96)
PS 7300.09 Community Corrections Manual (1/12/98)
c. Rules cited in this Program Statement are contained in
28 CFR 522.30.
4.
STANDARDS REFERENCEDa. American Correctional Association 3 Edition Standards for
rdAdult Correctional Institutions: 3-4093
.b. American Correctional Association 3 Edition Standards for
rdAdult Local Detention Facilities: 3-ALDF-1E-02.
c. American Correctional Association 2 Edition Standards for
ndAdministration of Correctional Agencies: 2-CO-1E-04.
5.
PROCESSING PROCEDURESa.
Voluntary Surrenders(1) When a court orders or recommends a voluntary surrender
commitment, the USMS will notify the appropriate Community
Corrections Manager (CCM), who will request designation from the
appropriate Regional Designator.
PS 5140.37
1/31/2003
Page 3
(2) After the designation has been completed, the USMS or
CCM will forward the following material immediately to the
designated institution:
• Certified copy of the Judgment and Commitment
Order (J&C);
• Authorized Unescorted Commitments and Transfers
card (BP-385) with recent photograph attached;
• SENTRY security designation;
• Individual Custody and Detention Report (USM-129);
• Presentence Investigation Report or pre/post
sentencing report, if available; and
• Supervised release violation report, if
applicable.
(3) The institution will execute the J&C order upon
receiving the inmate. The original executed J&C will be returned
to the USMS in accordance with 18 U.S.C. § 3621(c).
b.
Contract Facility
(1) The sending institution’s unit staff will forward the
following documents via certified mail to the receiving
institution at least 14 working days prior to transfer:
• Original Transfer Order (BP-399);
• Authorized Unescorted Commitments and Transfers
card (BP-385) with recent photograph attached;
• Medical Summary of Federal Prisoner/Alien in
Transit (BP-659); and
• Copy of Furlough Application Approval and Record
(BP-291) which includes the inmate’s travel
schedule.
(2) Unit staff will record in the Inmate’s Central File the
preparation and mailing of these documents and will ensure that
these items are at the receiving institution before the inmate’s
departure.
(3) After the inmate departs the institution, ISM staff
will make telephonic notification to the receiving institution
and document the following in the J&C file:
• date and time of contact;
• name of staff member contacted; and
• name of staff member making contact.
(4) If unable to reach staff, the GroupWise Mail System
(GMS) will be used.
PS 5140.37
1/31/2003
Page 4
(5) All files (J&C, Inmate Central File, Health Care
Record, etc.) will remain at the sending institution until the
receiving institution staff notifies the sending institution or
SENTRY confirms the inmate’s arrival. ISM staff will forward the
files immediately via certified mail.
c.
or Community Based Program.
Unescorted Transfer to a Federal Institution or Non-federal.Unescorted Transfer to a Community Corrections Center (CCC)(1) Sending institution unit staff will send the following
documents by certified mail to the designated CCC at least two
weeks prior to transfer:
• Authorized Unescorted Commitments and Transfers
card (BP-385), with recent photograph attached;
• Copy of Furlough Application Approval and Record
(BP-291), which includes the inmate’s travel
schedule;
• Original Transfer Order (BP-399); and
• Receipt of facility rules and regulations and
signed subsistence agreement, if applicable.
(2) The unit team will ensure SENTRY drug, parole hearing,
and custody level assignments are accurate.
(3) The sending institution Inmate Systems Manager (ISM)
will monitor SENTRY to confirm the inmate’s arrival at the CCC or
community based program. The CCM will admit the inmate to the
receiving facility in SENTRY on the day of arrival or the next
work day if it occurs after normal business hours. If SENTRY is
inoperable, the ISM must be notified either by GMS or
telephonically.
(4) Within 24 hours of confirmation of the inmate’s arrival
at the CCC or community based program, ISM staff will forward all
required release paperwork, completed insofar as possible by unit
staff and reviewed by the ISM or Assistant ISM for accuracy.
6.
transfer fails to report as instructed, the following procedures
apply:
a.
FAILURE TO REPORT. If a voluntary surrender or unescortedVoluntary Surrenders.(1) The designated institution ISM will notify the USMS
from the committing district by telephone when a voluntary
surrender fails to arrive on the designated date. This
notification will be made by the end on the workday of the
PS 5140.37
1/31/2003
Page 5
scheduled date of arrival and will be documented in the intake
folder. This record will include:
• date and time of contact;
• name of staff member contacted; and
• name of staff member making contact.
(2) Any problem and/or question arising from the inmate,
such as a request for a delay in reporting, must be referred to
the USMS from the committing district and documented as noted
above.
b.
Contract Facility.
contract facility will notify the sending institution ISM of the
inmate’s failure to report as directed. The sending institution
will complete the tasks specified in Section 6.d.
c.
Unescorted Transfer to a Federal Institution or Non-federalThe receiving institution ISM or designee atUnescorted Transfer to a CCC or Community Based Program.CCC staff or appropriate official will notify the CCM within 24
hours of an inmate’s failure to arrive as directed. The CCM will
in turn notify the sending institution. The sending institution
will complete the tasks specified in Section 6.d.
d.
unescorted transfer, fails to report as directed, staff of the
sending institution will:
• Retain the inmate’s files;
• Update SENTRY to indicate the change in release
status from “unescorted transfer” to “escape;”
• Make the inmate’s sentence computation inoperative
as of the date following the escape;
• Write an incident report and conduct a
disciplinary hearing in absentia;
• Notify all parties as required in the Program
Statement on
• Notify all parties as required in the Program
Statement on
applicable.
/s/
Kathleen Hawk Sawyer
Director
PS 5140.37
1/31/2003
Attachment A
Sending Institution Responsibilities. If an inmate, on anEscapes/Death Notification; andVictim and Witness Notification, ifInstructions for Completing the BP-385
This form is self-explanatory. A breakdown of the elements that
may cause confusion are listed below:
AUTHORIZED BY:
official.
The title and signature of the authorizingDOJ MNEMONIC:
teletype system, will be used as the standard for abbreviating
agency facilities and offices.
The mnemonic code, as established for the JUSTICENAME OF PRISONER:
the Judgment and Commitment Order.
This is the committed name as it appears onREPORT DATE:
report. This item is essential and must always be completed.
Space has been provided for numeric entries, e.g., August 1, 1990
would be written 08-01-90.
This is the date the prisoner is scheduled toREPORT TO:
mnemonic code for the facility must be used. For transfers and
commitments to Community Corrections Centers, the facility
location must be used.
This identifies the receiving institution. The DOJPHOTOGRAPH:
attached in this block.
An updated photograph of the prisoner must beFINGERPRINT BLOCKS:
The discharging authority will take a rolled print of the
prisoner’s right thumb. If, because of amputation or injury, it
becomes necessary to use a finger other than the thumb, the
finger used will be identified in the block. Upon arrival of the
prisoner, the receiving facility will take a rolled print of the
right thumb or identified finger and make a visual comparison
with the rolled print taken by the discharging facility to
confirm the identity of the prisoner. The staff members
performing these functions will complete the required information
in the space provided.
Two blocks for fingerprints are provided.
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