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Say NO to private (for profit) prisons.

Say NO to private (for profit) prisons.

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Started by Anonymous 14 years, 6 months ago
Whereas the Canadian justice system is solely intended to serve the public interest, and whereas correctional facilities operated for profit create an incentive to incarcerate which is independent of the public interest, and since it is reasonable to expect that a private company's desire for profits will supersede its desire for justice, thus putting it in direct conflict with the fundamental Constitutional principle of a fair and just society, your petitioners therefore humbly pray that: private (for profit) correctional facilities be declared unconstitutional.





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March 3, 2012

Seeing two hundred and fifty signatures on this is overwhelming because it proves so many people recognize that profit has no place in our justice system. Watching this grow gives me hope that we can stop these corporations before they ruin more lives.

Reached 250 supporters

March 2, 2012

February 10, 2012

Seeing this grow makes me think of my brother locked in a system that views his life as a ledger entry. The momentum behind this movement proves that people will not accept the commodification of human freedom.

February 8, 2012

Seeing one hundred people recognize the danger of for profit prisons feels like a massive step forward. My brother spent years in a system that viewed him as a product rather than a person and I am carrying that weight with me through this fight.

Reached 100 supporters

February 6, 2012

6 Comments

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Tom Atkinson
14 years ago Featured

Corporate greed has no place in the justice system. period.

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Mike Ford
14 years ago Featured

Keeping people locked up just to make a buck is flat out evil. Keep prisons public.

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Sarah Williamson
14 years ago Featured

This is so wrong. Justice should never be a business model for corporations.

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Jessica Reddy
14 years ago Featured

We have enough problems without turning inmates into profit margins for some ceo. stop this now.

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Linda Grant
14 years ago Featured

My brother spent time in a facility that cared more about their stocks than the inmates mental health. never again.

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Dave Ferguson
14 years ago Featured

PRISONS SHOULD NOT BE FOR PROFIT!!! Its sick that anyone even thinks this is okay.

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