I correspond with **** Simkanin quite frequently. He wrote to me in one of his letters that one man&has been there for 2 years and has not been charged with any violation or crime.& He said that many men there have not committed any crime but were charged with some made up situation just to keep the prison full.& He added,


"this is a new money making bonanza for lawyers and judges called "THE LAW ENFORCEMENT GROWTH INDUSTRY".& The prison system is going totally private and the lawyers and judges own all the stock in the private prison system.& What a contolled scam, huh"?


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"Going beyond federal sentencing guidelines, McBryde sentenced Simkanin to seven years in prison and ordered him to pay $302,000 in restitution to the government.

In explaining the tough sentence, McBryde cited Simkanin's history of radical anti-government beliefs and his "contempt and disrespect" for the federal government and the federal courts.


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<TD vAlign=top colSpan=2 height="100%"><FONT size=2><SPAN class=postbody>While tax protesters from We the People crowded McBryde's courtroom during the trial, just a handful of supporters showed up for his sentencing.
Wearing an orange jail jumpsuit and a blue jacket, Simkanin cited the Bible verse James 5:4. In his view, the passage means that withholding a laborer's wages constitutes fraud.

His face showed an expression of defiance and sadness. He expressed no remorse for his actions, but said he regrets the effect of his prison sentence on his wife, Carole, who is severely ill.

"I do apologize to my wife for what she will go through in my absence," Simkanin said.</SPAN>
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