Archive for February 25th, 2007

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I sign the release that says they don’t have to exchange me for a prisoner if I become a hostage in a riot. Um, okay.
The guard tells me the inmates are grouped according to their race or security level. Segregating inmates is illegal except in emergencies, and for the past year—ever since last February’s [...]

Seventy-Five to Life

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“Just like in the movies, there’s an old dark phone in each cubicle. I sit and think: 75-to-life.”

Photo: GOP on Election Day
Slideshow: Nov. 5 Newspapers
Photo: Election Day in LA