Protest to be held against potential Nac MTC prison
By: Nicole Newby
Issue date: 9/15/08 Section: News
Since the prison would be privately owned, it would not have to abide by the Freedom of Information Act, which allows citizens to know who is in the facility and why.
MTC's prisons have been known to be overcrowded and to not offer legal aid or medical care, according to various Internet reports. Also, instances of unsanitary conditions have been reported.
MTC is linked with prisons in Iraq and Canada, as well. "They are constantly breaking human rights laws," Whitson said.
There have been federal charges filed against the company for smuggling illegal immigrants using a company van to bring to the prisons. "The fact that a prison is a business-that is the problem," Currid said. "They give these people false hope who want to come to America for jobs and opportunities, and instead they put them in these prisons so they can make money off them."
COPS meets in Liberty Hall on Main Street They also encourage people opposed to the prison to write emails to city commissioners and to the local daily newspaper.
For more information about COPS, visit www.stopnacprison.com.
nnewby@thepinelog.com
MTC's prisons have been known to be overcrowded and to not offer legal aid or medical care, according to various Internet reports. Also, instances of unsanitary conditions have been reported.
MTC is linked with prisons in Iraq and Canada, as well. "They are constantly breaking human rights laws," Whitson said.
There have been federal charges filed against the company for smuggling illegal immigrants using a company van to bring to the prisons. "The fact that a prison is a business-that is the problem," Currid said. "They give these people false hope who want to come to America for jobs and opportunities, and instead they put them in these prisons so they can make money off them."
COPS meets in Liberty Hall on Main Street They also encourage people opposed to the prison to write emails to city commissioners and to the local daily newspaper.
For more information about COPS, visit www.stopnacprison.com.
nnewby@thepinelog.com
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