<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 00:51:17 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/incarceration/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[The Difference Between American Prisons And Ukrainian Prisons?  Not Much!]]></title><description><![CDATA[1.  Norman Michael Achin Vs. The Late Gonzalo Lira, Jr. Norman Michael Achin and the late Gonzalo Lira, Jr. have similar backgrounds in that both of them fell prey to online sex-sting operations. Well,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/law/@epicenterdefacto/the-difference-between-american-prisons-and-ukrainian-prisons-not-much</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/law/@epicenterdefacto/the-difference-between-american-prisons-and-ukrainian-prisons-not-much</guid><category><![CDATA[law]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[epicenterdefacto]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2026 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/EfcLDDAkyqgqyc52akN9rUxQfC5ruGgFCQMvjrGK1xA8En4Uh2THpt4e9afBH1apbeLvUnEPrmkgiTXfVTjm42NoE9Xae?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tyranny and Taxes]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Daily Show recently aired a segment about Russia's crackdown on antiwar protesters. Apparently, 14,000 people have been arrested for protesting the war. These protesters' offenses can be as minor as]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/news/@mada/tyranny-and-taxes</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/news/@mada/tyranny-and-taxes</guid><category><![CDATA[news]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mada]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 17 Mar 2022 00:00:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/D5zH9SyxCKdAD9rYwjD1VDFVfes4J8WBmiaYPdeJerZqk84HbFnCBMxqnxq7WpWemgg51yF5CR75rS93vqRexE4TViAPNjTEwkgtCRvQmcUrdsDeaQLwUatSWdaKnn3z34qZjt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Are private prisons a problem?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Claims They treat prisoners badly. They lobby for more inmates. Violence is worse. A lot of people have called for ending private prisons and just some basic numbers show a case. 49% more staff assaults]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/prisons/@leguna/are-private-prisons-a-problem</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/prisons/@leguna/are-private-prisons-a-problem</guid><category><![CDATA[prisons]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[leguna]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 07 Dec 2021 01:45:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/k75bsZMwYNu2L3iBMXq5y7xeiy1isFJsZxnMZSXuXEsxe4ee1cUkGyPcxieMfERYbiJw4ExijDMyAXfvJHdgUQTBw4QAnFvU3UmJNp9YXdhb8SDBsA5rmbgbS2KNCKVpJdT8oHQttneF3X98vF8oiFxxHtYWuugd4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stop attacking private prisons as a whole and start focusing your anger where it should be directed - at the government.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Private prisons aren't bad as a rule. That's just dumb. That's just rhetoric. Yes, some private prisons are bad. A lot of public prisons are bad. Railing against private prisons in general is just fucking]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/prison/@leguna/stop-attacking-private-prisons-as-a-whole-and-start-focusing-your-anger-where-it-should-be-directed-at-the-government</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/prison/@leguna/stop-attacking-private-prisons-as-a-whole-and-start-focusing-your-anger-where-it-should-be-directed-at-the-government</guid><category><![CDATA[prison]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[leguna]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 25 Jun 2021 01:55:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/AmRc67RgYaWTamZtjiRVK9pxDgRdg2RtnXmG5dbeGuzK3WNfkBktwpff47GG6whTBHEZSD9iGcTD5VJtatSn5UGHNqgUyjdjtHaw7AM6HBX7diTAMcwsyhs94uaxqUUrjfcsPCV3PAg7dxHL5NqGLQKbMMazSULv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to buck the rules, and how to get candy!]]></title><description><![CDATA[I recall school as being one long period of extended rebellion, resistance and re-rigging of the rules to advantage myself however I could. It didn’t always work, but it often did. And there was always]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/school/@nooses/how-to-buck-the-rules-and-how-to-get-candy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/school/@nooses/how-to-buck-the-rules-and-how-to-get-candy</guid><category><![CDATA[school]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[nooses]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 11 Jun 2021 22:38:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/FUkUE5bzkAZT3HzV5tJDiU2ik81PCd4JCyhWnRcDN8XJsVFY3UNB8DCZ6odhod2CJFyqW1CtY33AFBQaKF7kNbNcQuKtQ55ZYLrAxY5UWqpqF1QNxuhYw3cij1LbRCBbcZu993nVQYvdvEg9DTyLjT9nzfvFAiXxq7AN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alternatives to Incarceration & Punishment]]></title><description><![CDATA[What if we can create a system to deal with acts of violence/coercion without using coercion ourselves? 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I'm kidding, there isn't an unless. It doesn't take much, the smallest infraction, your ass winds up in the 'hole". Even if you are merely]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@skiponline/it-s-kind-of-like</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@skiponline/it-s-kind-of-like</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[skiponline]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 05 Apr 2019 23:18:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7ohP4GDMGPrUMp8dW6yuJTR9MKNu8P8DCXDU9qmmkr9iw8y8SnGuen7VUpYaXjiJHht7N7AUPVYYMfvbUodTAQHc7DYbbgP8vtbZ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Criminalization of Substance Use Disorder:]]></title><description><![CDATA[It’s clear that we, as a country, have a crisis on our hands. A problem that has always existed and been dealt with in the same manner decade after decade. 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I'm not very well known. I'm forgettable. And yet... I care so much about it. Let me tell you a little about myself. I'm introvert, an intellectual (]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/americanhealthcare/@filterfree/on-reputation</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/americanhealthcare/@filterfree/on-reputation</guid><category><![CDATA[americanhealthcare]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[filterfree]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2018 01:15:48 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>