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When our prison system becomes privatized, the goal of that system is to turn a profit without consideration for – and often to the detriment of – any benefit to society. This is true of all public resources that are being undermined by privatization – water, land, education, even the administration of public assistance benefits (for a description of how JP Morgan profits from food stamps, check out: http://seekingalpha.com/article/247234-jp-morgan-profits-from-food-stamp-processing-business). People will argue that privatization is more efficient. I agree. Private prisons are more efficient at turning public funds into profit … Continued

As the Occupy Oakland website undergoes reorganization, there have been some challenges in updating that calendar. Please note that the People of Color/Queer People of Color Caucus currently meets three times a week at the following times: Tuesdays & Thursdays, 6:30PM Sundays, 4:00PM Meeting locations change based on available space. Please email peopleofcolor@occupyoakland.org for more information, and we will try to respond in a timely manner. We do, however, ask for your patience as we are still creating our communication infrastructure. 7795