Archive for January, 2010
Watchdog group criticizes prisons’ satellite TV use
State Corrections Department gets its 2nd Golden Fleece
By Alan Gustafson
Statesman Journal
January 28, 2010
A Salem-based group awarded another “Golden Fleece Award” to the state prison system Wednesday for spending nearly $1 million on satellite television service for inmates.
Last year, the same nonprofit group — Common Sense for Oregon — handed out its inaugural golden fleece award [...]
Golden Fleece #4 – Department of Corrections AGAIN!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 27th, 2010
Contact: Ross Day
(503) 480-0523
Nearly $1 Million Spent on Satellite Television for Prisoners!
Salem, Ore– Common Sense For Oregon today announced its fourth Golden Fleece Award winner. The award has been given for a second time to the Oregon Department of Corrections for spending nearly $1 million on free satellite television service for [...]
A Bully Without Power Isn’t a Bully
By ROSS DAY
TheKeizerTimes.com
January 14, 2010
I dare say there are probably no two more politically “blue” states (i.e. states with significant majorities of Democrat voters) than Massachusetts and Oregon. Of course, Massachusetts is the home of the historically liberal Kennedy clan of politicians. Oregon is the home of the historically liberal environmental Earth-muffin clan of politicians. [...]
