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The human stories behind mass incarceration

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    I have never been arrested,
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    never spent a night in jail,
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    never had a loved one thrown
    into the back of a squad car
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    or behind bars,
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    or be at the mercy of a scary,
    confusing system
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    that at best sees them with indifference,
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    and at worst as a monstrous.
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    United States of America locks up
    more people than any other nation
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    on the planet.
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    And Louisiana is our biggest incarcerator.
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    Most of you are probably like me --
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    lucky.
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    The closest we get to crime and punishment
    is likely what we see on TV.
Title:
The human stories behind mass incarceration
Speaker:
Eve Abrams
Description:

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Video Language:
English
Team:
closed TED
Project:
TEDTalks
Duration:
13:39

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