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Locked Up in New Orleans

By Robin Templeton

This article appeared in the September 10, 2007 edition of The Nation.

August 23, 2007

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  • Wow. Seriously, folks, Wow. "Locked up for 'simple drug possession"? Who wrote this? Do you think the same about "simple DUIs"? How about "simple break-ins?" Or "simple abuse"?

    Michelle Reeves

    Lincoln City, OR

    08/25/2007 @ 07:46am


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