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Orange is the New Black’s Damning Portrait of For-Profit Prisons
There are a lot of things wrong with the United States of America. The broken justice (injustice) system is one of the worst. In season 4 of Orange is the New Black, the for-profit aspect of that brokenness is explored in damning detail. Litchfield, a minimum security women’s prison, is turned into a battlefield with corporate […]
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Orange is the New Black: Sent to SHU
Two of our favorite characters on Orange is the New Black spend time in the segregated housing unit (SHU) in season 3. Season 3 spoilers ahead. According to a recent report on solitary confinement, the practice of solitary confinement is overused and ineffective. . . . evidence mounts that solitary confinement produces many unwanted and […]
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