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Private Prisons shrouded in secrecy, enables widespread mistreatment of inmates

Private Prisons Rule With Little Oversight on America’s Border To handle the massive number of immigrants sentenced to prison for re-entering the country, private prisons have sprung up from Arizona to Texas, with little oversight in terms of sanitation and detainee treatment. TUCSON — The smell in the courtroom is overpowering. About 40 men and…

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United States IRS Agents Probe Deeply into Everybodys E-mail

The ACLU has obtained internal IRS documents that say Americans enjoy “generally no privacy” in their e-mail messages, Facebook chats, and other electronic communications. Internal Revenue Service doesn’t seem to believe it needs a search warrant before reading your e-mail. Newly disclosed documents prepared by IRS lawyers says that Americans enjoy “generally no privacy” in…