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Why We Should Be Sent To Prison
In today’s Los Angeles times (attached) I read an interesting article about people freed that had been incarcerated unjustly. Some of these 13 men had been in prison for decades for crimes that they did not commit. Interestingly this reminds me growing up my older sister. She got in trouble several times for taking things that did not belong to her from that moment she was always suspected of anything that was missing as lost. It was assumed that she was the guilty party. Upon watching the videos and reading our textbook, I realize how many people are presumed guilty and sentenced unfairly. Although being sent to prison is a far cry from being accused by the family it parallels in there jump to conclusions. It is indeed a travesty
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