A Deeper Look on 06/10/10

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Thu, 06/10/2010 - 9:30am to 10:00am
Solitary Confinement in the U.S. and the Angola 3, 38 Years and Counting!

Solitary Confinement in the U.S. and the Angola 3, 38 Years and Counting!

 80, 000 American prisoners are spending their lives locked in solitary confinement, a number inconceivable 2 decades ago. Governments argue that it's good prison management, opponents call it tokrture.Tune in to hear Psychologist Terry Kupers talk about the psychological and physical affects of isolation on prisoners.  Robert King of the Angola 3, will join me to talk about the continued lock up of Herman Wallace and Albert Woodfox and their lawsuit to have their imprisonment "cruel and unusual punishment" in violation of the constitution.

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