Tag Archives: Prisons

A Prison System That Punishes Taxpayers.

Posted on June 13, 2012 by Gary LaMaster

Our own Bill Timberman was this week’s guest on Democratic Perspective. Bill has made several presentations in the past. This time, he focused on the privatization of prisons in Arizona. He began by saying, “This idea of the outsourcing and … Continue reading →

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“A Very Broken System”

Posted on July 9, 2011 by Gary LaMaster

Democratic Perspective continued our conversation with AZ House Minority Leader, Chad Campbell. This week, the subject was privatization. According to Campbell, privatization sometimes makes sense, but you need to look at each situation carefully. For example, he talked about the … Continue reading →

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Chad Campbell Interview, Part 2 — Podcast July 4, 2011

Posted on July 5, 2011 by William Timberman

When Privatization Makes Sense and When It Doesn’t: Arizona State Representative and House Minority Leader Chad Campbell continues his discussion with Democratic Perspective. The real results of Arizona’s experiments with privatized prisons, and why we should be concerned about the … Continue reading →

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