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Inmates vs. Animals: U.S. Fails the Test of Civilization

By Ben Zipperer, AlterNet. Posted April 18, 2007.


Winston Churchill once said that one of the most unfailing tests of a civilization lies in how a country treats its criminals. In the U.S., people stand by as the incarcerated are disenfranchised and pay money to seem them exploited -- even pummeled by bulls.
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Ben Zipperer is a research assistant at the Center for Economic and Policy Research in Washington, D.C.

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