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A living death: Sentenced to die behind bars for what?
For 3,278 people, it was nonviolent offenses like stealing a $159 jacket or serving as a middleman in the sale of $10 of marijuana. An estimated 65% of them are Black. Many of them were struggling with mental illness, drug dependency or financial desperation when they committed their crimes. None of them will ever…
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| Nov 16, 2013 | A living death: Sentenced to die behind bars for what? by subsystem | 656 | 488 |