It's just like a Holiday Inn. No wait.. it IS a Holiday Inn

[CoolBreeze]

We used to say that going to prison these days is like staying at a Holiday Inn. Not sure if that's a slam on Holiday Inn, or a slam on the cushy prisons these days.

But now, work release prisoners really ARE staying at an old Holiday Inn... so I guess we were right either way...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- It might not exactly be Camp Cupcake, but the one-time go-to place in Parkersburg for fancy wedding receptions and business conventions is set to become the state's newest work release center for convicted criminals. Since it opened in 1985, the former Holiday Inn located just off the Seventh Street exit of Interstate 77 in Wood County had been one of the city's most popular hotels.

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http://www.dailymail.com/News/201005270944

[Ace Purple]

From Wikipedia:

In absolute terms, the United States currently has the largest inmate population in the world, with more than 2½ million or more than one in a hundred adults in prison and jails. Although the United States represents less than 5% of the world's population, over 25% of the people incarcerated around the world are housed in the American prison system.

[Jay Nunley]

Insane and ridiculous drug laws and enforcement policy.