Detained in the supermax facility in Colorado are Ramzi Yousef, who headed the group that carried out the first bombing of the World Trade Center in February 1993; Zacarias Moussaoui, convicted of conspiring in the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001; Ahmed Ressam, of the Dec. 31, 1999, Los Angeles airport millennium attack plots; Ahmed Omar Abu Ali, conspirator in several plots, including one to assassinate President George W. Bush; and Wadih el-Hage, convicted of the 1998 bombing of the U.S. Embassy in Kenya.

THIS PETITION SEEKS TO ABOLISH ALL PRIVATE PRISONS IN THE UNITED STATES, (or any place subject to its jurisdiction)

The National Public Service Council To Abolish Private Prisons (NPSCTAPP) is a grass roots organization driven by a single objective. We want the United States government to reclaim sole authority for state and federal prisons on US soil.
We want the United States Congress to immediately rescind all state and federal contracts that permit private prisons “for profit” to exist in the United States, or any place subject to its jurisdiction. We understand that the problems that currently plague our government, its criminal justice system and in particular, the state & federal bureau of prisons (and most correctional and rehabilitation facilities) are massive. However, it is our solemn belief that the solutions for prison reform will remain unattainable and virtually impossible as long as private prisons for profit are permitted to operate in America.

Prior to the past month, and the fiasco of Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, AIG, Lehman Brothers, and now the “Big Three” American Automobile manufacturers, the NPSCTAPP has always felt compelled to highlight the “moral Bottom line” when it comes to corrections and privatization. Although, we remain confounded by the reality that our government has allowed our justice system to be operated by private interests. The NPSCTAPP philosophy has always been “justice” should not be for sale at any price. It is our belief that the inherent and most fundamental responsibility of the criminal justice system should not be shirked, or “jobbed-out.” This is not the same as privatizing the post office or some trash pick up service in the community. There has to be a loss of meaning and purpose when an inmate looks at a guard’s uniform and instead of seeing an emblem that reads State Department of Corrections or Federal Bureau of Prisons, he sees one that says: “Atlas Prison Corporation.”

Let’s assume that the real danger of privatization is not some innate inhumanity on the part of its practitioners but rather the added financial incentives that reward inhumanity. The same logic that motivates companies to operate prisons more efficiently also encourages them to cut corners at the expense of workers, prisoners and the public. Every penny they do not spend on food, medical care or training for guards is a dime they can pocket. What happens when the pennies pocketed are not enough for the shareholders? Who will bailout the private prison industry when they hold the government and the American people hostage with the threat of financial failure…“bankruptcy?” What was unimaginable a month ago merits serious consideration today. State and Federal prison programs originate from government design, and therefore, need to be maintained by the government. It’s time to restore the principles and the vacated promise of our judicial system.

John F. Kennedy said, “The time to repair the roof is while the sun is shinning”. Well the sun may not be shinning but, it’s not a bad time to begin repair on a dangerous roof that is certain to fall…. because, “Incarcerating people for profit is, in a word WRONG”

There is an urgent need for the good people of this country to emerge from the shadows of cynicism, indifference, apathy and those other dark places that we migrate to when we are overwhelmed by frustration and the loss of hope.
It is our hope that you will support the NPSCTAPP with a show of solidarity by signing our petition. We intend to assemble a collection of one million signatures, which will subsequently be attached to a proposition for consideration. This proposition will be presented to both, the Speaker Of The House Of Representatives (Nancy Pelosi) and the United States Congress.

Please Help Us. We Need Your Support. Help Us Spread The Word About This Monumental And Courageous Challenge To Create Positive Change. Place The Link To The Petition On Your Website! Pass It On!

The SINGLE VOICE PETITION and the effort to abolish private “for profit” prisons is the sole intent of NPSCTAPP. Our project does not contain any additional agendas. We have no solutions or suggestions regarding prison reform. However, we are unyielding in our belief that the answers to the many problems which currently plague this nation’s criminal justice system and its penal system in particular, cannot and will not be found within or assisted by the private “for profit” prison business. The private “for profit” prison business has a stranglehold on our criminal justice system. Its vice-like grip continues to choke the possibility of justice, fairness, and responsibility from both state and federal systems.
These new slave plantations are not the answer!

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Do you think these numbskulled amateurs in Hardin, MT, could do any better?

Uh… I didn't think our State Department allowed those sorts of people in the US…. So I doubt we would have much to worry about.

And if there was a group of friends and families visiting the “former Gitmo prisoners, now in Montana” then what better way can you think of to capture some suspected terrorists! They show up at the prison…. we send in the troops and capture them… No need to send them anywhere else since they're already at the prison. We just throw away the key and wait for the next visitors.

Oh wait… Bush is no longer prez…. Never mind…

I didn't know it, but I did suspect it was rare, to say the least.

It was actually Jwest who raised the point. He made comments here on this thread about massive jail breaks and the children of prison guards being murdered.

Has anyone ever escaped from a Supermax prison?

No. But I suspect you already knew that, and just wanted the point raised.

Chris and I were just engaging in some friendly banter.

Bitter and humorless is no way to go through life. Come be a conservative – we’re statistically proven to be happier.

You have to love jwest. There doesn't seem to be any conversation on any topic he's unwilling to coarsen.

• Skinny hillbillies.
• Black women
• Islamic terrorists.

What people do worry about is the friends and families of the prisoners coming into town and causing trouble, and this is kind of an unknown with the Gitmo prisoners. My personal feeling is there probably isn't a great deal to worry about, but if Gitmo prisoners were brought to the prison 12 miles away I would still have some uneasiness.

Let's see, 240 detainees, the feds pay >$30,000 a year each. That's $7.2 million. Any states out there need a $7.2 million cash infusion, less actual costs? Hmmmm?

For all the huffing and puffing by legislators and the media, these guys aren't any more dangerous than anyone else at San Quintin, nor any more difficult to keep in prison.

Private companies house 99,000 prisoners and make a tidy profit. Bet they'll be glad to take them.

jwest, your fantasy scenario might interest someone in Hollywood. Why not try to peddle it there?

Anyway, as always I welcome the GOP to rave on all they want. At present, on this issue, they're arguing against not just Obama, but GW Bush, Patraeus, Gates and the Joint Chiefs. I love it. Lining up against the top military officials on military matters. You idiots.

Do you have to carry around spare underwear? Do you need a walker to steady your shaking knees?

This is why those dot connection pictures you did in elementary school always came out different from the rest of the kids.

It certainly can’t be a big stretch to imagine a terrorist organization wanting to show that the Great Satin (America, not Dick Cheney) is weak and fallible. What easier way to break people out of jail than to simultaneously hold the families of 5 or 6 prison guards while they walk the inmates out?

As I mentioned in the past comment, yes there are tough murderers in SuperMax prisons, but their friends back in South Central L.A. aren’t too willing to meet Allah in order to help the criminal escape. This is what makes Islamic terrorists people to be afraid of; they are bat-shit crazy.

There is a difference between being scared of something without reason and realizing what can happen if the right precautions aren’t taken.

“Women and children can be careless but not men.” Vito Corleone

“Next to blowing up an American city, the best visual for the terrorist’s cause would be a massive jail break of their compatriots. Even though gang members are in jail, they don’t have a well financed world wide network of fanatics who are eager to give up their own lives in pursuit of a jihad victory.”

Methinks I need to chew on that for a bit since I am aware of how pervasive cell phone use (and it's dangers) is in prison. Check out this Wired Magazine article on the subject.