tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8842351178829758368.post415125734817665006..comments2022-03-16T00:54:25.243-07:00Comments on Arthur's Peace: America's Private PrisonsArthur Palmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12301486680730591997noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8842351178829758368.post-90932899688202361682012-04-09T16:57:01.624-07:002012-04-09T16:57:01.624-07:00Yes, Matt, I agree. And our prison numbers are suc...Yes, Matt, I agree. And our prison numbers are such that we are second to the U.S. in the percentage stakes, with Maori greatly over-represented.<br />ArthurArthur Palmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12301486680730591997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8842351178829758368.post-87758445252956428002012-03-05T22:59:38.622-08:002012-03-05T22:59:38.622-08:00I have read that California spends five times as m...I have read that California spends five times as much on prisons as on education. Surely that can't be right?<br />Also, I have read there are 80,000 prisoners in solitary in the US. Some have been in solitary for years, even decades, like some of the Black Panthers. This is torture.Matt Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08719459068576030664noreply@blogger.com