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    From Jails to Factories

    Ryan Rummel: From Jails to Factories Ryan Rummel brings a pretty haunting and sobering short about the transition of this country’s detention system from small jails for the first three hundred… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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    ‘Serious concern’ as private prisons finish bottom of league table

    thetimes.co.uk July 26, 2013 Friday 12:01 AM GMT ‘Serious concern’ as private prisons finish bottom of league table BYLINE: Richard Ford, Home Correspondent Two prisons run by private companies and another… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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    Probation Workers Reject Government Privatisation Plans

    Targeted News Service July 26, 2013 Friday 3:53 AM EST Probation Workers Reject Government Privatisation Plans Targeted News Service LONDON UNISON issued the following news release: UNISON members working in the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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    Serco and pathology: the cost of profit in England’s NHS

    Serco and pathology: the cost of profit in England’s NHS Richard Whittell 30 July 2013 Serco was pleased to announce last week that GSTS Pathology – its joint venture with two… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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    Prison privatisation won’t work

    Natalie Bennett Monday 29 July 2013 Prison privatisation won’t work: effective, rehabilitating prisons are in all of our interests The privatisation scramble extends far beyond all of these aspects of our… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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    Serco: the company that is running Britain

    Serco: the company that is running Britain From prisons to rail franchises and even London’s Boris bikes, Serco is a giant global corporation that has hoovered up outsourced government contracts. Now… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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    How America’s Top Tech Companies Created the Surveillance State

    How America’s Top Tech Companies Created the Surveillance State They’ve been helping the government spy on people for a very long time. The cozy relationships go back decades. By Michael Hirsh… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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    Britain’s Next Search-and-Rescue Helicopters: Civilian Contractors

    Britain’s Next Search-and-Rescue Helicopters: Civilian Contractors Jul 24, 2013 15:26 UTC by Defense Industry Daily staff July 18/13: Sub-contractors. Bristow signs a contract with AgustaWestland, to provide 11 AW189 helicopters. The… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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    Our Privatized National Security State

    The National Journal June 10, 2013 Our Privatized National Security State Michael Hirsh Some of America’s biggest social media and tech companies have been denying in recent days that they were… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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    Big Money and the NSA Scandal … How Dangerous is the “Security/Digital Complex”?

    The Huffington Post June 11, 2013 Tuesday 1:16 AM EST Big Money and the NSA Scandal … How Dangerous is the “Security/Digital Complex”? Jun 10, 2013 (The Huffington Post :http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ Delivered… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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