tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post1650739651700241011..comments2024-03-25T20:06:39.794-05:00Comments on Grits for Breakfast: Chihuahuan prisons achieve ACA accreditation, end self-regulation by convictsGritsforbreakfasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-6232799034102328462014-12-24T11:39:09.267-06:002014-12-24T11:39:09.267-06:00There are no US prisons like Chihuahuan prisons, o...There are no US prisons like Chihuahuan prisons, or at least like they used to be - hell-holes run by gangs where authorities guard the perimeter and entries with longuns but could not enter most areas without permission from the prisoners running things from the inside, who ran bars, gambling operations, and easily communicated with and controlled criminal gangs on the outside in ways that are far more limited in US correctional facilities, even a critic must admit. We're talking a completely different kettle of fish from Epps-style corruption, however odious that man is in his own right.Gritsforbreakfasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-25010492334433128752014-12-23T16:55:59.824-06:002014-12-23T16:55:59.824-06:00The American Correctional Association is a joke. ...The American Correctional Association is a joke. ACA's recent elected President Christipher Epps was indicted last month on federal counts for running the Mississippi Department of Corrections like a Mexican prison, taking kickbacks from the Utah based MTC private prison group. <br /><br />US prison administrators take bribes from private prison groups, while Mexico's prison administrators take them from the drug cartels. The ethics are the same. Maybe the Mexican drug cartels need to get more involved in ACA by setting up a booth at their convention and sponsoring advertising in their publications, that way they remain involved in Mexico's prisons, just like the private prison cartels in the US keep their influence in American prisons. Maybe the Los Zetas can outbid the Geo Group to place their logo on the convention hotel room key. <br /><br />ACA has no standards for contraband, hiring standards, and true security measures. Mexico's prison will remain corrupt as they follow ACA's model. True standards start with proper prison funding levels and hiring standards. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com