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"...In twenty five years, the DOC has never put in a prison where a community objected." Director Charles Ryan, Az Department of Corrections.

" Today our main purpose is to share with you what our group- Citizens Opposed to Becoming a Prison Town, is currently up to, and to convince you that the majority of folks in this town and the wider community do NOT want another prison." Jim Moss

Outsourcing incarceration to the for-profit prison industry is bad public policy for all the reasons we heard this evening. …….And, any new, additional prison planned for Globe is absolutely NOT the sort of enterprise this community needs or wants...

By: TED LAKE Staff Writer AZ SilverBelt Reprinted with Permission: AZ SilverBelt June 30 For the first time since its inception in March 2007, the Southern Gila County Economic Development Corporation has two very aggressive leaders who want the organization to move now and get more jobs in the community by pushing for new …

STATEWIDE ISSUES regarding Private Prisons within the last 2 years WISCONSIN            May 2010  Is Wisconsin turning into a huge Prison ARIZONA               July 2010 Governor Jan Brewers ties to CCA (Corrections Corp of America) Burn like Neon Are Private Prisons Worth The Savings? KPHO5 …

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Image by Thomas Hawk via Flickr By: Jim Moss Musician and Mexican American, Little Joe, apparently evaded an Arizona law enforcement round-up of suspected illegal aliens after Globe’s big Cinco de Mayo celebration last Sunday night.  While on stage with his band, Little Joe y la Familia, Joe publicly acknowledged …

Image via Wikipedia An Open Letter of response by Thea Wilshire, Chairperson of Globe’s Parks and Recreation Committee Darin, thank you for posting this article to encourage better communication and to start to clear up the inflammatory misinformation that is being spread by a few.  And, Jim, thank you for …