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13. incarceration is big business in the us of a.

Sat Oct 6, 2012, 10:20 AM

Oct 2012

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Sad Pictures Of Kids Locked Up In America [View all] xchrom Oct 2012 OP

A national disgrace - the U.S. has lost its way in so many ways. polichick Oct 2012 #1

A powerful photo essay. Which put me in mind of this story: Loudly Oct 2012 #2

Sad pictures indeed aikoaiko Oct 2012 #3

That second picture Kindly Refrain Oct 2012 #4

Heartbreaking. We have become a punitive society in that many Whovian Oct 2012 #5

My students and I were talking about this just this week. knitter4democracy Oct 2012 #8

i think first -- we need to rethink our institutions. xchrom Oct 2012 #9

Fair point. knitter4democracy Oct 2012 #11

I work with these children maindawg Oct 2012 #10

I miss teaching in Alt. Ed. knitter4democracy Oct 2012 #12

incarceration is big business in the us of a. spanone Oct 2012 #13

It's the first step in the culling process of the ruling class. rug Oct 2012 #14

There are so many steps involved Hydra Oct 2012 #16

We humans need to learn more about restorative justice duhneece Oct 2012 #15

There are no words malaise Oct 2012 #17

Gawd awful! lonestarnot Oct 2012 #20