Lord Bowler will save him.

Beaten to the reference, still quite happy.

Bristol has his own county?!

Damn you, Palin! Damn you!

/ I keed.

CrispFlows: Bristol has his her own county?!

Damn you, Palin! Damn you!

/ I keed.

FTFM.

Ah, wonderful MA...

/lives in Bristol county and eagerly awaits the prison riots

Here's a unique idea for jailers all over America: Let the people arrested for marijuana offenses out. When are we going to catch on that a majority of incarcerated Americans shouldn't be there?

planes: Here's a unique idea for jailers all over America: Let the people arrested for marijuana offenses out. When are we going to catch on that a majority of incarcerated Americans shouldn't be there?

this.

Supracentral: planes: Here's a unique idea for jailers all over America: Let the people arrested for marijuana offenses out. When are we going to catch on that a majority of incarcerated Americans shouldn't be there?

this.

Another idea. Over 1/3 of all prisoners in federal prisons are illegals. Let's actually protect our borders.

They should form another county in order to get more state money. A sort of Bristol County, Jr.

planes: Here's a unique idea for jailers all over America: Let the people arrested for marijuana offenses out. When are we going to catch on that a majority of incarcerated Americans shouldn't be there?

Listen, planes, you freakin' hippy, I happen to be a law enforcement officer, and let me tell you something.... I agree! Marijuana prohibition makes no more sense than alcohol prohibition did. Neither works and both just create more opportunities for organized crime.

therhinodep: planes: Here's a unique idea for jailers all over America: Let the people arrested for marijuana offenses out. When are we going to catch on that a majority of incarcerated Americans shouldn't be there?

Listen, planes, you freakin' hippy, I happen to be a law enforcement officer, and let me tell you something.... I agree! Marijuana prohibition makes no more sense than alcohol prohibition did. Neither works and both just create more opportunities for organized crime.

...which explains why the government won't let it go. Ollie North was just one of many.

using this criteria (spending more than budgeted), when do we shut off the power to the US Capitol?
I try, every year in November...

On Rockdale Ave. here

Blackneto: Lord Bowler will save him.

Done in one. The rest of you may go.

Nemo's Brother: Supracentral: planes: Here's a unique idea for jailers all over America: Let the people arrested for marijuana offenses out. When are we going to catch on that a majority of incarcerated Americans shouldn't be there?

this.

Another idea. Over 1/3 of all prisoners in federal prisons are illegals. Let's actually protect our borders.

1/3 of the prisoners in MA are illegals? [citation needed]

planes: Here's a unique idea for jailers all over America: Let the people arrested for marijuana offenses out. When are we going to catch on that a majority of incarcerated Americans shouldn't be there?

What is it with you Farkers assuming that America's jails are filled to the brim with potheads? Around here at least, you have to shoot a couple dudes to do any real time.

therhinodep: planes: Here's a unique idea for jailers all over America: Let the people arrested for marijuana offenses out. When are we going to catch on that a majority of incarcerated Americans shouldn't be there?

Listen, planes, you freakin' hippy, I happen to be a law enforcement officer, and let me tell you something.... I agree! Marijuana prohibition makes no more sense than alcohol prohibition did. Neither works and both just create more opportunities for organized crime.

is this an opinion you keep super-secret at work?

CrispFlows: Bristol has his own county?!

Damn you, Palin! Damn you!

/ I keed.

Not only that, he has a son.

That's right: Bristol County, Jr.

cobes: planes: Here's a unique idea for jailers all over America: Let the people arrested for marijuana offenses out. When are we going to catch on that a majority of incarcerated Americans shouldn't be there?

What is it with you Farkers assuming that America's jails are filled to the brim with potheads? Around here at least, you have to shoot a couple dudes to do any real time.

i got tossed in the can 4 days for half a joint.

bot-hell washington FTL

Perhaps this will be a sign to law enforcement that they too are subject to budgetary constraints. Sheriffs and other people of authority decide that they'll do what they want, how they want, and budgets won't matter, because nobody's going to say 'oh, no, we're not going to pay for the jails to be secured' or 'we aren't going to pay for patrol cops'.

The police have an incentive for high crime rates, because that gets them more budget money for more cops. Of course, absolutely nobody should mind if the crime rate was higher than expected and they needed to spend more than they had!

Time for them to start living on a budget like the rest of us.

Nothing Sweeter Than Redneck Tears: Nemo's Brother: Supracentral: planes: Here's a unique idea for jailers all over America: Let the people arrested for marijuana offenses out. When are we going to catch on that a majority of incarcerated Americans shouldn't be there?

this.

Another idea. Over 1/3 of all prisoners in federal prisons are illegals. Let's actually protect our borders.

1/3 of the prisoners in MA are illegals? [citation needed]

a citation is also needed because possession of less than an ounce of marijuana is not longer grounds for arrest in Massachusetts

er, no longer

Massachusetts recently decriminalized pot, so I'd imagine that's not why the jails are full.

If only the prisoners made cars instead of license plates they'd get a bailout for sure...

I have a few former friends in that jail that are going to be sweating their nads off in the dark so I'm really getting a kick out of these replies.

Question: When/if the national guard comes in to take over the jails isn't the state going to have to pay for that anyway? Wouldn't they just bill the county for their services? How would that help anybody?

Furthermore, aren't the national guardsmen who show up likely to be corrections officers and cops who may work in the area anyway --- except now they'll likely be at a lower salary (or whatever a guardsman gets paid)

Great. This thread has just given me an incredible urge to spend the rest of my day on the couch watching my Bruce Campbell collection.

Donald_McRonald: They should form another county in order to get more state money. A sort of Bristol County, Jr.

And they could hire a sherriff with a big chin and penchant for snarky comments...

If money is a problem, they could save a ton of it by just running the prisons on the honor system.

Massachusetts politicians have better things to do with their time like be crooked and drown young women in their cars.

Massachusetts recently decriminalized pot, so I'd imagine that's not why the jails are full.

Massachusetts did not free all the criminals, and I think dealing is still illegal. Plenty of people are doing two years for a "school zone" drug violation.

therhinodep: Listen, planes, you freakin' hippy....


Hippie. With an "ie" on the end, not a "y". When will people learn how to spell?

"Hippy" is what the Ideal Woman is.

Sick and Tired of Being Sick and Tired: Ah, wonderful MA...

/lives in Bristol county and eagerly awaits the prison riots

Already happened. Don't you remember the Ash St. jail riots?

/oldest prison FTW

Do they have electric locks?

It appears to be a case of standard gov't account management: Exceed your budget = get more money to cover shortfall and get a higher budget next year; Manage within or below your budget = get money taken away (and given to the jerk who overspent his budget) and get a lower budget for following years. There is a built in disincentive to manage your department's operations within its budget.

ZAZ: Massachusetts recently decriminalized pot, so I'd imagine that's not why the jails are full.

Massachusetts did not free all the criminals, and I think dealing is still illegal. Plenty of people are doing two years for a "school zone" drug violation.

School zone violations are their own damn fault

fernandez: School zone violations are their own damn fault

Within 1000 feet of a school counts as a school zone; there have been articles about people getting the 2X school-zone penalty for selling pot at a bar within that thousand feet. There's also similar penalties for public parks. The way it works out, in an urban setting it's hard to find somewhere that isn't within one of these zones.

A black market economy only encourages kids to become sellers too - the startup costs are low, you get to be your own boss, and you can quickly make lots of money. Too bad the retirement plan sucks. Legalize it, and "drug dealer" will be as appealing a job as "liquor store clerk".

Nemo's Brother: Supracentral: planes: Here's a unique idea for jailers all over America: Let the people arrested for marijuana offenses out. When are we going to catch on that a majority of incarcerated Americans shouldn't be there?

this.

Another idea. Over 1/3 of all prisoners in federal prisons are illegals. Let's actually protect our borders.

Over 1/3? Citation so very needed plz.

You rang? Oh BrisTOL, carry on then...

Buckaroo Beeblebrox: fernandez: School zone violations are their own damn fault

Within 1000 feet of a school counts as a school zone; there have been articles about people getting the 2X school-zone penalty for selling pot at a bar within that thousand feet. There's also similar penalties for public parks. The way it works out, in an urban setting it's hard to find somewhere that isn't within one of these zones.

A black market economy only encourages kids to become sellers too - the startup costs are low, you get to be your own boss, and you can quickly make lots of money. Too bad the retirement plan sucks. Legalize it, and "drug dealer" will be as appealing a job as "liquor store clerk".

If I was dealing with stuff that could put me away you'd be damn sure I knew where those zones were

Nemo's Brother: Supracentral: planes: Here's a unique idea for jailers all over America: Let the people arrested for marijuana offenses out. When are we going to catch on that a majority of incarcerated Americans shouldn't be there?

this.

Another idea. Over 1/3 of all prisoners in federal prisons are illegals. Let's actually protect our borders.

Man, if you guys were running this country, the anarchy that would ensue! Common sense would break out, things might get accomplished....it's too horrible even to contemplate.

therhinodep: planes: Here's a unique idea for jailers all over America: Let the people arrested for marijuana offenses out. When are we going to catch on that a majority of incarcerated Americans shouldn't be there?

Listen, planes, you freakin' hippy, I happen to be a law enforcement officer, and let me tell you something.... I agree! Marijuana prohibition makes no more sense than alcohol prohibition did. Neither works and both just create more opportunities for organized crime.

This.

Only weed, though.

imbrial: You rang? Oh BrisTOL, carry on then...

Thank you sir,

You think, 'How am I going to be able to pay the pills. Am I going to come home and the lights and power are going to be shut off?'

Bad typing or Freudian slip?

I'm so glad I wasn't the only one who saw "Brisco" county.

/loved that farking show

No more TV party tooooooonight............

The cost of morality prisons is now to much to bare.
even making poor people unable to pay for there imprisonment pay for stay in prison aint working.

Oh no when i go outside now i will have to see something i dont like.

People wearing there pants low and stuff like that what ever will we do.

People have found out you really dont need two jobs
and buy everything we advertise oh no our prison or wage slave system is falling apart.

The american teliban's have shiat on themself.

May I ask which local farker posted an article from (one of) my hometown newspapers?

\live about four miles from the jail
\\You may thank Tom Hodgson, Duke of Bristol for all this
\\\thank god he's gone