From
Who’s Getting Rich off the Prison-Industrial Complex? | VICE | United States
It should be pointed out that while being far to the left politically might seem incompatible with investing in prisons (or managing a hedge fund in the first place), the Democratic party is totally fine with the incarceration rate. Although Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan are largely responsible for the drug-war policies that caused the prison population to
skyrocket,
Bill Clinton was a “tough on crime” president who continued their ideas. And
Vice President Joe Biden was a principal player in the Clinton era’s crime policies—he wrote the
Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act, which, among other things, called for $9.7 billion in increased funding for prisons and stiffer penalties for drug offenders.
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Bernie marched for civil rights alongside MLK, and has not failed to address issues in our community on all speeches, debates, etc. I AM WATCHING, looking for the hook, to see if he fakin too
It's actually a part of his platform, not just the "South Carolina" poll stimulus package Hillary is trying.
This bytch JUST decided to stop taking money right before her campaign, in fear that her contradictory nature would be exposed:
http://www.tennessean.com/story/new...er-accept-cca-private-prison-donors/74451144/
can someone PLEASE put Bernies face on this man?