Alana McMains
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So we're going to visit a client who is in custody on drug charges. His is kind of a sad case where he was charged by the state and they had come up with a deal for about three years custody. And then for some reason, the feds decided to pick him up. They arrested him in the state courthouse and now are charging him using the 10 year mandatory minimum.
So we're going to visit a client who is in custody on drug charges. His is kind of a sad case where he was charged by the state and they had come up with a deal for about three years custody. And then for some reason, the feds decided to pick him up. They arrested him in the state courthouse and now are charging him using the 10 year mandatory minimum.
I told him that you are not from the United States, and you are fascinated by our bizarre ways, and you want to learn about the prison system here. And because he does have a prior, I think, like a DUI or something, he spent a little bit of time in probably a county lockup, and now he's in a federal facility. The place we're going to actually is a private facility.
I told him that you are not from the United States, and you are fascinated by our bizarre ways, and you want to learn about the prison system here. And because he does have a prior, I think, like a DUI or something, he spent a little bit of time in probably a county lockup, and now he's in a federal facility. The place we're going to actually is a private facility.
This is not a federal Department of Justice. This is the GEO group. The two big private prisons are CoreCivic, previously known as Corrections Corp of America, but they rebranded to sound nicer. Core Civic sounds like they're, you know... Such a generic name.
This is not a federal Department of Justice. This is the GEO group. The two big private prisons are CoreCivic, previously known as Corrections Corp of America, but they rebranded to sound nicer. Core Civic sounds like they're, you know... Such a generic name.
Yeah, well, you should see the videos on their website when they change the name about all the civic duty and glory that they're bringing to our great nation. But the other one is the Geo Group, so... When there was an attempt by Obama to say, we're not going to use private prisons anymore in the federal system, obviously he can't control the states, and Trump rescinded that.
Yeah, well, you should see the videos on their website when they change the name about all the civic duty and glory that they're bringing to our great nation. But the other one is the Geo Group, so... When there was an attempt by Obama to say, we're not going to use private prisons anymore in the federal system, obviously he can't control the states, and Trump rescinded that.
But even when that was in effect, there was still an agreement that for pretrial detainees, they could use them, because I think there's just not enough space in the pretrial facilities.
But even when that was in effect, there was still an agreement that for pretrial detainees, they could use them, because I think there's just not enough space in the pretrial facilities.
The court believes you're a journalist named David Ferrier, so I hope that that's true. We're not lying.
The court believes you're a journalist named David Ferrier, so I hope that that's true. We're not lying.
No, no, you're absolutely, we're above board here.
No, no, you're absolutely, we're above board here.
No, okay, we can put that in the locker. Okay, just a laptop. Thank you.
No, okay, we can put that in the locker. Okay, just a laptop. Thank you.