Ted Rall for December 19, 2011

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Prison for Profit. Vampire capitalism at its finest: Riverside County, California, will charge inmates $142 per night they spend in jail, Next: Airline-syle fees for those who can afford. First-night special! Lube: $20. Do your time- with your own kind. It's safe and easy. Assignment to bloc owned by your ethnic group: $500 avoid Nazis skinheads: $750. (Man: Our bloc shivs each other over disagreements about hipster music and organic food.) Do your stretch all stretched out. Extra 6 square feet of cell space: $30/night. They didn't acquit. But it oughta fit! Prison uniform that fits +/- 2 sizes: $10/night. Express lane gold platinum service: Quick access to lawyer, no-snitch cellmates. Favorable treatment by parole board. Whites: $20,000. Latinos: $50,000. Blacks: $100,000. Priority rescue during riots.