Criminals Are Taking Control Over Our Prisons And Nothing Is Being Done

It’salwaysinterestingwhenthenewsmedia,whosejobissupposedlytokeepusinformed,failstoevenmentiononeofthemostimportantstoriesthat’sunfoldinginthecountry.Aswe’veseen,thepresswilldevotedaysofcoveragetotheplightoffederalbureaucratswhocan’trespondtoasimpleemail.Theideaappearstobethatthesebureaucrats,asgovernmentemployees,areentitledtospecialprotections,simplybyvirtueofworkingforthegovernment. Butforreasonsthatnoonehasexplained,thesesamemainstreammediaoutletshavedemonstratednosympathy—oreventheslightestinterest—intheongoingshutdownthat’sunfoldinginNewYork’sstateprisonsystem.CorrectionsofficersinvirtuallyeverysingleoneofNewYork’sprisonsarenowonaso-called“wildcat”strike,meaningastrikethat’snotapprovedbytheunionorallowedbylaw.Thisisastrikethat’snowinitssecondweek.Nineoutoftencorrectionsofficersinthestatehavewalkedoffthejob,sayingtheworkingconditionshavebecomeextremelyunsafe.Prisonguardsarenowconstantlybein