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The Horrors of Solitary Confinement: Words from Death Row Exonoree Anthony Graves
Putting inmates in solitary confinement is exorbitantly expensive and it jeopardizes public safety. Beyond that, placing a human being in solitary confinement is inhumane. But, don’t just take our word for it. Instead, you can hear it first hand from death row exonoree Anthony Graves. Mr. Graves was wrongfully convicted of murder and had been imprisoned for more than 18 years before he was exonerated. Last week was the first-ever Congressional hearing on solitary confinement and Graves bravely testified about his experience as a death row inmate in Texas. Here are just a few things he had to say:
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Travis County Should End Compliance With ICE’s “Secure Communities” Program
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Christian Broadcasting Network highlights problems with the for-profit prison model
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Over-incarceration nation, and Texas is leading the pack.
Read the Summer 2012 ACLU of Texas Newsletter ⇑
Take the quiz to test your knowledge. Then, as you go through the answers, find out what the ACLU of Texas is doing to lower incarceration rates in our great state.
1. The United States has about 5% of the world's population and holds what percentage of the world's prisoners?
a.10%
b.15%
c.25%-That's right. The "land of the free" has the highest incarceration rate in the world.
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