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This article appeared in the November 3, 2003 edition of The Nation.

October 15, 2003

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PRISON FAMILIES

Easthampton, Mass.

I was impressed by Chesa Boudin's "Children Left Behind" [Sept. 29], about the importance of children visiting their imprisoned parents. I met Chesa when he was 8 and he listened to me tell the story of what happened to me after my parents, Ethel and Julius Rosenberg, were arrested. He commented, "Boy, his life was just like mine, only worse."

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About Richard Falk

Richard Falk, professor emeritus of international law and practice at Princeton University, is the United Nations Human Rights Rapporteur in the Occupied Territories and a member of the Nation editorial board. He is the author of many books, including The Costs of War: International Law, the UN, and World Order After Iraq. more...

About Andrew Strauss

Andrew Strauss is a professor of international law at Widener University School of Law. more...
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