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These former prisoners are fighting mass incarceration | Rattling the Bars
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These former prisoners are fighting mass incarceration | Rattling the Bars

*Editor’s note: At 00:56, host Mansa Musa misspeaks when quoting a report and says that 55 million people are in the system of mass incarceration; the correct number is 5.5 million. Over 1.9 million people…

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Trump and how America treats the rich vs. the poor | Rattling the Bars
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Trump and how America treats the rich vs. the poor | Rattling the Bars

Former President Donald Trump is facing 34 felony counts in New York State and an additional 37 felony federal charges. None of this prevents him from freely campaigning for President and appearing before the media….

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How Maryland discriminates against women prisoners | Rattling the Bars
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How Maryland discriminates against women prisoners | Rattling the Bars

Jessup, Maryland is home to the state’s only women’s prison, the Maryland Correctional Institute for Women, commonly known as “The Cut”. For years, advocates fought for a women’s pre-release center, which would house prisoners eligible…

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They were released from Guantanamo. But the horrors didn’t end | Rattling the Bars
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They were released from Guantanamo. But the horrors didn’t end | Rattling the Bars

The revelations of widespread torture of detainees at the illegal US naval base in Guantanamo, Cuba, rattled the American conscience during the Bush Jr. administration. Two decades later, detainments at Guantanamo continue, but the public…

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