California seems to have our own "Coolest, Smallest" if you have to spend time in the pokey. This may be one of those things to file away in the back of your mind in case you find yourself driving the wrong way on a freeway after taking a script and hitting the pipe..all in the name of menstrual cramps of course.
Many of the self-pay jails operate like secret velvet-roped nightclubs of the corrections world. You have to be in the know to even apply for entry, and even if the court approves your sentence there, jail administrators can operate like bouncers, rejecting anyone they wish. "I am aware that this is considered to be a five-star Hilton," said Nicole Brockett, 22, who was recently booked into one of the jails .. and paid $82 a day to complete a 21-day sentence for a drunken driving conviction.
In some instances you are allowed to bring your laptop and or an ipod so things aren't too shabby. Check your local cities before landing yourself in the slammer, depending on where you stay rates range from $75 to $127... hey, does that mean I get an upgrade?
And we wonder why the country is going to hell. It's because of this crap. We refuse to secure our borders, we act like we "owe" illegal aliens social security, drivers licenses, etc, and now there are "jails" where criminals - because that's what you are if you're behind bars - get to have laptops? Not if I was in charge. Jail should be miserable. It should be a place that scares the hell out of people. Not some kid glove private club BS where those with the most money can buy their way to better treatment. What a load. I can't believe this even got posted! And Californians wonder why the rest of the country regards you as laughing stocks.
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I think it's great that you posted this piece-- and as a reminder, just because a person ends up behind bars does not mean that they are criminal.
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Clarification-- I think it's great that you (meaning AT) posted this piece.
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Aw, boomer, lighten up... Where else would you expect Lindsay Lohan to be incarcerated after her next DUI? (I kid, of course.)
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Actually, if someone is convicted, they are a criminal. But it's nice to see America continue its slide into becoming a third-world toilet, complete with two separate justice systems - one for the proles who do all the work, and another for lucky winners of the wealthy sperm club like Paris Hilton our our Doofus in Chief. All the justice money can buy.
We're fast becoming Mexico with nukes.
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I guess in the broader sense, I agree with CCS - you can be behind bars because of being arrested, and not be a criminal, if you haven't yet gone to trial (presumption of innocence and all that).
But if you are serving a sentence, you are most definately a criminal in all 50 states. DUI is a criminal act.
Coming into the United States without permission is also a criminal act.
Sunspot - it's frightengly easy to get nukes on the black market thanks to Abdul Qadeer Khan. He's considered a hero to Pakistanis, but in reality the man is one of the single most dangerous people on the planet because he considered it his duty to give nukes and nuclear technology to any Islamic group that asked. Yet any attempt to secure out borders is called "racist". Any attempt to keep illegal aliens from collecting welfare and social security is called racist, misguided, etc. It's like finding a bunch of tramps in your basement and having someone tell you "you have to feed them because they've been there so long". Not if I was in charge...
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Looks like some of the dorm rooms a my old university... Come to think of it, the dorm building was designed by an architect who also designed prisons.
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