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Meet Bush's Prison Nominee

Loaded on Feb. 15, 2008 by Stephanie Mencimer

Filed under: Private Prisons, Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Attorney.

Tennessee's next trial court judge might be a prison company executive who has less courtroom experience than most inmates.

Mother Jones article
Stephanie Mencimer

February 20, 2008 -- In October 2000, Dick Cheney faced off for a debate with Connecticut Sen. Joseph Lieberman. The 60-year-old Cheney appeared comfortable discussing the …

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