i had so many thoughts leading up to this assignment as to what it was gonna be like. trying to imagine going down this road, knowing it s a one-way trap. there s this moment when you get this last glimpse of the world around you, but that glimpse is through steal match. louisiana s highway 66. it s a beautiful countryside. it s undoubtedly not lost on the countless men driven to the place where they ll most likely die. but road ends here. the louisiana state penitentiary. a former plantation the size of manhattan. 28 square miles. most people call it angola, named after the african country that was home to the slaves who once worked these very fields. now, angela is the largest maximum security prison in the country, where today, i ll be housed with about 5500 men. i m heading into ground zero of mass incarceration. there s certainly a heightened awareness as i walk through here. no guards. for the next couple days, i ll be staying here, explain key issues of the pri
Get a last glimpse of the world around you, but that glimpse is through steel mesh. Louisianas highway 66. Its beautiful countryside is not lost on the countless men driven to the place where they will most likely die. That road ends here. The Louisiana State penitentiary, former plantation the size of manhattan. 28 square miles. Most people call it angola, named after the african country owned by the slaves. Now it is confining about 5,500 men. Today im heading into ground zero of mass incarceration. Theres certainly a heightened awareness as i walkthrough here with no guards. For the next couple of days, i will be staying here, exploring key issues of the Prison Reform delate. Juveniles sentenced to life without parole. We got children incarcerate sgld the lasting effect of the war on drugs. Sentence was 150 years. Power of rehabilitation. You know that you have done something. Your life is worthwhile. And the demand by many for punishment. Personally i think hes where he needs to be
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