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I’m not going to argue why private prisons are bad.

I’m going to call out the prior record of Lasalle Corrections and the politicians who enabled them.
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My bad, here’s some background on the “family run” #LasalleCorrections

https://www.prisonlegalnews.org/news/2013/feb/15/lasalle-corrections-a-family-run-prison-firm/">https://www.prisonlegalnews.org/news/2013...
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(Cont’d) Texarkana

Bowie County Commissioners, this you?

http://www.co.bowie.tx.us/page/bowie.Commissioners.Court">https://www.co.bowie.tx.us/page/bowi...
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TX county commissioners are elected. Bowie County:

Sammy Stone
sammy.stone@txkusa.org
903-838-8691

Tom Whitten
tom.whitten@txkusa.org
903-838-6171

James Strain
james.strain@txkusa.org
903-667-5116

Mike Carter
mike.carter@txkusa.org 
903-628-2278
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Here are the elected officials who decide to contact with LaSalle to run the detention center that forced sterilizations on detainees https://twitter.com/profjscarberry/status/1305901867642298370">https://twitter.com/profjscar...
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In fact, @splcenter filed a lawsuit in April against Irwin Detention Center, ICE, etc., on behalf a number of detainees re: Covid and medical care. It’s an active case. (Cont’d) https://www.splcenter.org/seeking-justice/case-docket/aristoteles-sanchez-martinez-et-al-v-michael-donahue-et-al">https://www.splcenter.org/seeking-j...
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(cont’d)
In the lawsuit, one of the defendants is #DavidPaulk, who is the Warden of the Irwin County Detention Center.

(cont’d)
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(Cont’d)
Irwin County—population ~9,000—is *full* of the Paulk family.

It’s interesting that 1 of the 4 county commissioners is named Chris Paulk.

The county commissioners that decide to contract w LaSalle.

David Paulk. Chris Paulk.
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