How Prisons Rip Off and Exploit the Incarcerated
Truthdig columnist Chris Hedges discusses the forms of slavery and exploitation that thrive in today's U.S. prison system with Eddie Conway (at right), a former leader of the Black Panthers who was imprisoned for over 40 years.Truthdig columnist Chris Hedges discusses the forms of slavery and exploitation that thrive in today’s U.S. prison system with Eddie Conway, a former leader of the Black Panthers who was imprisoned for over 40 years.
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