Conrad Black wants to be a Canadian again

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(jared2 @ Oct 17 2006, 11:16 AM) [snapback]333923[/snapback]</div>

I don't think it's a question of whether or not the government *should* admit him, but rather how much wealth and influence he can correctly direct to achieve his desired outcome.

Now, if you want to discuss the philosophical/moral matter, that's another area of discussion...

h34r:

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(jared2 @ Oct 17 2006, 08:16 AM) [snapback]333923[/snapback]</div>

There's actually quite a deal of variation in U.S. jails. Jails in the south have a reputation for being pretty dreadful. Some northern big-city jails are also nasty, due in part to severe overcrowding. However, the jails in Grand Forks, ND, as well as Ashland, WI are quite decent, and the jail in Yankton, SD is not bad. Hillsboro, ND, is extremely run-down, but very lax (if you want to get out for a while, just offer to wash the jailer's car) which makes it tolerable.

If by "jail" you meant prison, a similar range of conditions exists. Again, the south has a reputation for being the worst, northern states generally being better, and at least some of the federal prisons are not too bad. Yankton, when I was there, was pretty cushy. El Reno was grossly overcrowded, but otherwise pretty tolerable. And Sandstone was downright decent, if you don't get stuck sleeping near a snorer (barracks-type living arrangement, with cells only in administrative detention and disciplinary segregation).

My personal experience is limited to the specific cities mentioned above.

In conclusion, I don't think any comparison of U.S. and Canadian jails and/or prisons is valid unless it compares specific locations.

 

Canada wasn't good enough for him when he wanted to be a Lord so badly. His effusive praise rings pretty hollow now. I vote no.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(jared2 @ Oct 17 2006, 04:03 PM) [snapback]334098[/snapback]</div>

Dude, Kenny boy bought the farm....

http://money.cnn.com/2006/07/05/news/newsmakers/lay_death/


...I THOUGHT you were well-informed....

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(jared2 @ Oct 17 2006, 04:29 PM) [snapback]334133[/snapback]</div>

...that's ok, as V.I.N.C.E.N.T. once said, "A pint cannot hold a quart Mr. Pizer...."

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(jared2 @ Oct 17 2006, 12:35 PM) [snapback]334069[/snapback]</div>

None of the jails or prisons I was in offered internet access to prisoners. I think they are concerned we might operate crime rings from the inside.

However, this was in 1989 or '90 to around '93. The internet was not as ubiquitous then as it is now. But I'm sure internet access is not common in jail, so if you plan on getting arrested, don't count on being able to get your daily fix of PriusChat.

Other countries may have different rules. Supposedly you can get anything you want in a Mexican jail, if you have the money to pay for it. I have no personal knowledge on this. I would not want to experience the inside of a Mexican jail.