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Journey HomePaul Burke

Nov 21, 2009 7:22 PM

An extreme focus on profit may be good for business but it is one helluva lousy form of Government

Keep up the good work – I love your site – Paul

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Oct 27, 2008 8:28 PM

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D.A.N.KDANK Momma Glo

Feb 5, 2008 12:26 AM

The prison population in the US is more than the combined populations of Alaska and Wyoming

The Prison Population Rate in the US (2.03 million people) is larger than ANY other country--
only RUSSIA (.86 million people) and CHINA (1.51 million people) come close. (2003)

in 2003:
55% of Federal Prison inmates were drug offenders
this is 86,972 individuals

in 2002:
21.4% of all adults in State Prisons were drug offenders
this is 265,000 individuals

of 440,670 Jail inmates in 2002--
112,447 were for drugs...
about 25%
48,823 were possession charges,
56,574 for trafficking/sale

it costs between $20,000-$30,000 per prisoner per year
lets do the math
$25,000 times 351,972=$8,799,300,000

just to pay the prison costs...this does not include
catching the "criminal"

According to the Office of National Drug Control Policy
Feds spend $3,000,000,000 (around that) to incarcerate
drug offenders

in 2005 there were 265,100 state prison inmates for DRUGS:
47.5% were African American
23.27% were Latino/Hispanic and
24.33% were Caucasian

it gets worse:

"Among the more than 2.1 million offenders incarcerated on June 30, 2004 and estimated
576,000 were black males between 20 and 39 years old"

Information above has a variety of sources, I am personally quoting from
"Drug War Facts" 5th Edition, Edited by Douglas McVay--
Thank you Doug for all your work!

Imagine what our country could do with this kind of money...imagine the innocent lives that would be spared...

No Victim No Crime

the ACA started in 1870 to find ways to get cheap labor following the

13th Amendment:

Section 1. Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.

Section 2. Congress shall have power to enforce this arti
LarryLarry Napier

Jan 26, 2008 7:24 PM

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Neils Online Now!

Nov 6, 2007 12:13 AM

Have you guys ran rainy falls on the rogue??
Tuscarawas River Band

Jul 30, 2007 11:54 PM




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Tuscarawas River Band

May 16, 2007 4:38 PM
Tuscarawas River Band

May 10, 2007 12:23 AM
Lost In The Wilds Exped…

May 8, 2007 6:44 PM

Hey there, please check out my site, I've added new blogs and pictures! Thanks for being a friend!
-Keith, Lost in the Wilds Expeditions
VagatarianStaci Davis

Apr 22, 2007 2:17 AM

If anyone is going on the June training this summer e-mail me and drop me a line.
Powench

Mar 21, 2007 3:36 PM

Ok..Lame I still have not sent your astro shit..but I leave tomorrow for the Grand...Maybe when I get back. Work SUCKS..I have been so busy with Lottery. Snowpack is evil...I will be back in a month...and talk to you then. Happy Spring boating!
Idaho River Journeys

Jan 5, 2007 2:47 AM

N. Fork Smith this weekend?
Powench

Dec 28, 2006 4:40 AM

Happy New Year Echo!

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Sha-RONE

Nov 28, 2006 7:16 PM

where have you been??
Sha-RONE

Oct 21, 2006 4:05 PM

excuse me, but i'm totally your friend.
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