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Prison Guards Ain't Coming Back

Not good news for the prisoners, either.

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D.J. Byrnes
Feb 07, 2022
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American democracy is not good at producing public policy that protects marginalized communities. This is due to a number of reasons, but the root of the problem can be traced to systemic discrimination at the ballot box.

One such unfortunate group is prisoners. The USA is almost 250 years o…

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