,! ,MANY ,PRISON]S ( ,AM]ICA'S ,SECURITY ,/ATE 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,PET] ,GELD]LOOS 

,TEXT 3 

,9 #a#h#b#c1 ,U4,S4 ,*IEF ,JU/ICE ,JOHN ,M>%ALL WROTE AN OP9ION 9 ,JOHNSON V4 ,M',9TO% REG>D+ ! LEGALITY ( ,AM]ICAN POSSESSION ( L& /OL5 FROM ,9DIANS4 0,H[EV] EXTRAVAGANT ! PRET5SION ( CONV]T+ ! DISCOV]Y ( AN 9HABIT$ C\NTRY 9TO CONQUE/ MAY APPE>2 IF ! PR9CIPLE HAS BE5 ASS]T$ 9 ! FIR/ 9/ANCE1 & AFT]W>DS SU/A9$2 IF A C\NTRY HAS BE5 ACQUIR$ & HELD UND] IT2 IF ! PROP]TY ( ! GREAT MASS ( ! COMMUNITY ORIG9ATES 9 IT1 IT BECOMES ! LAW ( ! L& & CANNOT BE QUE/ION$40 ,TO P>APHRASE3 IF A C\NTRY IS BAS$ ON CONQUE/ 79 ?IS CASE ! G5OCIDE ( HUNDR$S ( 9DIG5\S NATIONS71 ?AT CONQUE/ CANNOT BE QUE/ION$4 ,M>%ALL HIMSELF SUMM$ UP ! S5TIM5T RA!R APTLY3 0,CONQUE/ GIVES A TITLE :I* ! ,C\RTS ( ! CONQU]OR CANNOT D5Y40 

,PEOPLE WORK+ TO CONFRONT :AT !Y SEE AS ! ILLS ( \R SOCIETY W\LD DO WELL TO CONSID] ! IMPLICATIONS ( ,M>%ALL'S ASS]TION4 ,IF CONQUE/ IS ! F\ND+ PR9CIPLE ( ,AM]ICA1 !N ! SY/EMS CREAT$ TO GOV]N ITS 0PROP]TY0 & 0COMMUNITY0 CANNOT CORRECT ! WRONGS ?AT MANIFE/ FROM ! C\NTRY'S RECURR+ CONQUE/S4 

,AN EASY DEF5SE IS ?AT ! UN=TUNATE DEMISE ( ! ,9DIANS HAPP5$ SO LONG AGO1 & LOOK AT ALL ! GOOD ?AT HAS COME FROM \R SOCIETY1 :I* IS SURELY NO LONG] B5T ON CONQUE/ 7AN OV]US$ HYPO!TICAL ANALOGY1 HAD IT SURVIV$ AT LEA/ ONE HUNDR$ ( ITS PROJECT$ ?\S& YE>S1 W\LD HAVE BR\<T UP ! MOD]N HI<WAY SY/EM1 9T]CONT95TAL ROCKETS1 ,VOLKSWAG5S1 & D\BTLESSLY PL5TY ( ADVANCEM5TS 9 ! M$ICAL & HYGI5IC SCI5CES1 9 ITS DEF5SE74 

,( C\RSE1 ! LIB]ALS' SYMPA?Y = ,AM]ICA'S 9DIG5\S 9HABITANTS GOES ONLY SO F> AS !Y >E ALL[$ TO PRET5D ?AT ALL ! ,9DIANS >E DEAD & ! ISSUE IS ONE ( ! PA/1 JU/ AS ALL ( ,AM]ICA'S CONQUE/S1 FROM :ITE SUPREMACY TO IMP]IALISM1 MU/ BE PHRAS$ 9 ! PA/ T5SE4 ,EV5 ,AM]ICA'S ONGO+ CONQUE/ 9 ,IRAQ1 :]E IT IS QUE/ION$ AT ALL1 IS CRITICIZ$ PRIM>ILY ON ! BASIS ( ! SEV]AL HUNDR$ ,AM]ICANS :O HAVE DI$ OR MI<T DIE1 RA!R ?AN ON ! BEHALF ( ! T5S ( ?\S&S ( ,IRAQIS :O HAVE BE5 KILL$ S9CE ! 9VASION & OCCUPATION BEGAN LA/ YE> 7TO EV5 CALL \R B5EVOL5T MILIT>Y BABYSITT+ ( ?AT C\NTRY AN 0OCCUPATION0 IS TO 9VITE *>GES ( UN-,AM]ICANISM74 

,CONSID]1 !N1 ?IS MORE REC5T EXAMPLE ( ! ONGO+ CONQUE/ :I* FA!R$ \R C\NTRY4 ,ON ,JANU>Y #a#h1 #b#a1 ! ,NATIONAL ,SECURITY ,C\NCIL 9/RUCT$ ! ,U4,S4 DELEGATION TO ! ,U,N CONF]5CE F9ALIZ+ ! ,DECL>ATION ( ! ,RI<TS ( ,9DIG5\S ,PEOPLES TO BLOCK ANY LANGUAGE GU>ANTEE+ 9DIG5\S PEOPLES 79CLUD+1 )9 ! BORD]S ( ! ,U4,S41 SCORES ( 9DIG5\S NATIONS /ILL EXI/+ AS SU*7 SELF-DET]M9ATION1 OR ! 0RI<T TO 9DEP5D5CE OR P]MAN5T SOV]EIGNTY OV] NATURAL RES\RCES40 ,! ,N,S,C DEEM$ ?AT CONT9U+ ! COLONIZ$ /ATUS ( ,AM]ICAN ,9DIANS IS 9 ! 9T]E/S ( NATIONAL SECURITY1 OR TO PUT IT 9 AN E>LI] P>LANCE1 IS 0! LAW ( ! L& & CANNOT BE QUE/ION$40 ,AS MU* AS ! 9ITIAL CONQUE/ IS ABS5T -- HIDD5 -- FROM \R DAILY EXP]I5CE1 ?OSE 9 P[] >E /ILL V]Y MU* AW>E ( ?OSE :OM !Y HAVE DISPLAC$4 

,:AT EXACTLY IS ! ,NATIONAL ,SECURITY ,C\NCIL1 & :Y DOES A SECRETIVE1 UNELECT$ BODY HOLD SO MU* P[] 9 SU* A DEMOCRATIC C\NTRY AS ! ,U,S ( ,A8 ,! ,N,S,C1 :I* ADVISES ! ,PRESID5T1 WAS CREAT$ ) ! PASSAGE ( ! ,NATIONAL ,SECURITY ,ACT ON ,JULY #b#f1 #a#i#d#g4 ,9 #a#i#e1 ! ,C\NCIL RELEAS$ ,N,S,C #f#h1 A SECRET /UDY RECOMM5D+ ! CONV]SION ( ! ,U4,S4 9TO A 0,NATIONAL ,SECURITY ,/ATE40 ,! PLAN1 ADOPT$ BY ! ,TRUMAN ADM9I/RATION1 EMPHASIZES ! NE$ TO CURTAIL PUBLIC EXPRESSION1 9DOCTR9ATE ! PUBLIC 9TO ACCEPT+ GOV]NM5T PRIORITIES -- AT ! TIME ! MA9 PRIORITY WAS 9/ILL+ A FE> ( ! 0DANG] ( COMMUNI/ SUBV]SION & AGGRESSION0 -- & KEEP ! C\NTRY 9 A /ATE ( FULLTIME PREP>$NESS = W>1 ?US SUBSIDIZ+ ! ECONOMY BY FUNNEL+ ! MAJORITY ( ! BUDGET 9TO MILIT>Y PRODUCTION1 9 :AT ,PRESID5T ,EIS5H[] W\LD CALL 0! MILIT>Y-9DU/RIAL COMPLEX40 ,?IS IS NOT A CONSPIRATORIAL !ORY1 BUT UNDISPUT$ FACT CONFIRM$ EV5 BY MA9/REAM HI/ORIES4 ,! ONLY CONTROV]SY ?AT >ISES FROM 9VOK+ !SE FACTS IS A CONFLICT ) ! G5]AL UNSPOK5 AGREEM5T TO NEV] DISCUSS !M1 JU/ AS IT IS FR[N$ UPON TO RECALL ! ALSO UNCONTROV]SIAL FACT ?AT ?IS C\NTRY WAS F\ND$ ON CONQUE/ & G5OCIDE4 7,I CAN HE> ! CRITICS N[3 ,:Y DO Y\ HATE ,AM]ICA SO MU*87 

,SO :AT IS WRONG ) ,NATIONAL ,SECURITY8 ,! FIR/ ?+ ?AT WE NE$ TO REALIZE IS ?AT :5 M$IA-9CULCAT$ P>ANOIA RUNS HI< 5\< ?AT WE CAN ACCEPT 0SECURITY0 AS A FIR/ PRIORITY1 !RE IS NO BUT*]Y WE WILL NOT COMMIT1 & 9 GOOD FAI?1 TOO4 ,IRAQ MI<T HAVE SOME *EMICAL WEAPONS1 & T5 YE>S D[N ! ROAD !Y MI<T DEVELOP ! MEANS TO DELIV] ?OSE WEAPONS1 SO LET'S BOMB ! HELL \T ( !M N[1 JU/ TO BE SAFE4 ,OR1 ON ! DOME/IC FRONT1 ?AT BLACK MAN IS REA*+ = HIS POCKETS1 & IT MI<T BE A GUN HE'S GETT+1 SO LET'S %OOT HIM =TY-ONE TIMES4 ,IF WE LET ?IS P]SON \T ( JAIL1 HE MI<T COMMIT ANO!R CRIME1 SO LET'S LOCK HIM UP = LIFE4 ,UND] ?IS K9D ( FE>-BAS$ CONTROL PSY*OSIS WE POLITELY CALL ,NATIONAL ,SECURITY1 0MI<T0 MAKES RI<T4 

,LEAV+ ASIDE ! MILLIONS ( VICTIMS ( \R ,NATIONAL ,SECURITY ?R\<\T ! RE/ ( ! WORLD 7#c4#b MILLION 9 ,VIETNAM1 ,LAOS & ,CAMBODIA1 ACCORD+ TO =M] ,DEF5SE ,SECRET>Y ,MC,NAM>A1 ONE MILLION 9 ,9DONESIA1 #a1 9 ,GUATEMALA1 #a4#e MILLION DUR+ ! SANCTIONS REGIME 9 ,IRAQ -- =M] ,SECRET>Y ( ,/ATE ,ALBRI<T SAID 0,WE ?9K ! PRICE IS WOR? IT071 ,NATIONAL ,SECURITY IS DANG]\S TO ,AM]ICANS4 ,IT WAS 9 ! 9T]E/S ( ,NATIONAL ,SECURITY ?AT WE HAD TO DEVELOP A MASSIVE NUCLE> >S5AL4 ,SOME GR\PS ( ,NAVAJO M9]S1 FROM :OSE TREATY-GU>ANTE$ L& ! VA/ MAJORITY ( ! NATION'S URANIUM CAME1 CONTRACT$ LUNG CANC] AT RATES APPROA*+ ONE HUNDR$ P]C5T1 :ILE ! ,WE/]N ,%O%ONE1 :OSE L&S W]E US$ = #a1 NUCLE> TE/ DETONATIONS1 WON ! DI/9CTION ( 0MO/ BOMB$ NATION ON E>?40 ,MEAN:ILE ! RE/ ( ,AM]ICA1 BUSY IGNOR+ ! CONQUE/S ( TODAY & YE/]DAY1 W]E DY+ FROM RADIATION-9DUC$ CANC] 9 ! T5S ( ?\S&S 7A CONS]VATIVE GOV]NM5T /UDY PUT ! FATALITIES AT A M9IMUM ( #a17 FROM ! #d1 P\NDS ( PLUTONIUM RELEAS$1 ACCID5TALLY & 9T5TIONALLY1 BY ! GOV]NM5T & ITS CORPORATE CONTRACTORS 7JU/ ONE P\ND ( PLUTONIUM1 DIVID$ UP & ADM9I/]$ TO EV]Y HUMAN ON ! PLANET1 W\LD ]ADICATE ! HUMAN SPECIES4 ,H[ DO WE KN[8 ,9 ! #a#i#eS ! MILIT>Y TE/$ ! EFFECTS ( +E/+ PURE RADIOACTIVE ELEM5TS ON UNKN[+ ,9UIT 9 ,ALASKA74 ,IT WAS UND] ! BANN] ( ,NATIONAL ,SECURITY ?AT ! ,C,I,A TRA9$ ! MUJAHADE5 9 ,AF<ANI/AN1 & IT WAS ,NATIONAL ,SECURITY ?AT FAIL$ TO PROTECT ! C\NTRY FROM ! BL[BACK ( ?AT LITTLE PROJECT4 

,JU/ AS A NATION BAS$ ON CONQUE/ WILL CONT9UE TO CONQU]1 A ,NATIONAL ,SECURITY /ATE MANUFACTURES A P]PETUAL NE$ = 5EMIES4 ,AFT] ! 5D ( ! ,COLD ,W>1 DUR+ :I* ! ,U4,S4 FAC$ (F AGA9/ ! SECOND L>GE/ MILIT>Y P[] ! WORLD HAS EV] SE51 DID ! MILIT>Y BUDGET DECREASE1 9 PROPORTION TO A DECREAS+ ?REAT8 ,QUITE ! CONTR>Y1 IT 9CREAS$4 ,= A DECADE1 ! ,CL9TON ,ADM9I/RATION MADE FEEBLE ATTEMPTS TO F9D A NEW 5EMY ON :I* TO BASE \R NATION'S FE>S1 PURSU+ A ,W> ON ,DRUGS 9 ,COLOMBIA & A ,HUMANIT>IAN ,W> 9 ,KOSOVO1 :]E ! ,U4,S4 BOMB+ KILL$ MORE CIVILIANS ?AN ,MILOSEVIC DID DUR+ ! SAME TIME P]IOD4 7,BU%1 ) HIS FANTA/IC 0,AXIS ( ,EVIL0 HAS C]TA9LY BE/$ ,CL9TON 9 ?IS RESPECT74 

,CL9TON C>RI$ \T ! 9T]NAL SE>* = 5EMIES ) MORE SUCCESS4 ,DUR+ HIS T5URE1 ,AM]ICA'S PRISON POPULATION 9CREAS$ BY ONE MILLION PEOPLE1 AN ACCOMPLI%M5T ?AT ! CURR5T PRESID5T MAY BE TRY+ TO SURPASS4 ,WE N[ HAVE OV] TWO MILLION PEOPLE 9 PRISON OR JAIL4 ,ONE 9 EV]Y F\R PRISON]S 9 ! 5TIRE WORLD IS IMPRISON$ 9 ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES4 ,S5SATIONALI/ NEWS COV]AGE RAISES :ITE1 MIDDLE-CLASS FE>S ( SKYROCKET+1 DRUG-9DUC$ CRIMES1 EV5 AS CRIME IS /ATI/ICALLY DECREAS+1 SO EV]YONE APPLAUDS :5 BUDGET MONEY GOES TO PRIVATE CONTRACTORS TO BUILD MORE PRISONS4 

,AB\T HALF ( ALL PRISON]S >E BLACK1 & AB\T A FIF? >E LAT9O1 EV5 ?\< ?OSE TWO DEMOGRAPHICS EA* COMPRISE R\<LY ONE T5? ( ! TOTAL ,U4,S4 POPULATION4 ,! /ATES ?AT TABULATE ! 9C>C]ATION /ATI/ICS ( ,9DIANS F9D AN EV5 GREAT] DISPROPORTION4 ,ONE /ATI/IC 9 :I* :ITE PEOPLE & PEOPLE ( COLOR >E EQUAL IS DRUG USE1 YET ! VA/ MAJORITY ( PEOPLE IMPRISON$ = DRUGS >E PEOPLE ( COLOR4 ,DEC5T :ITE FOLKS :O DON'T UND]/& ?AT A SY/EM F\ND$ ON CONQUE/ CANNOT QUE/ION ITS CONQUE/ SCRAT* !IR HEADS 9 CONFUSION4 ,9 AN ILLU/RATION ( ?IS PR9CIPLE ?AT WAS REM>KABLY REM9ISC5T ( ,*IEF ,JU/ICE ,JOHN ,M>%ALL'S RUL+ ?AT 0CONQUE/444 CANNOT BE QUE/ION$10 ! ,SUPREME ,C\RT RUL$ 9 #aihg 9 ,MC,CLESKY V4 ,KEMP ?AT /ATI/ICAL EVID5CE %[+ RACISM 9 JUDICIAL S5T5C+ & ! APPLICATION ( ! DEA? P5ALTY C\LD NOT BE CONSID]$ 9 C\RT1 BECAUSE ?AT EVID5CE 0TAK5 TO ITS LOGICAL CONCLUSION1 ?R[S 9TO S]I\S QUE/ION ! PR9CIPLES ?AT UND]LIE \R 5TIRE CRIM9AL JU/ICE SY/EM40 

,MY FRI5D ,ACE1 S5T TO PRISON = AN 5TIRE DECADE = A VICTIMLESS CRIME1 TOLD ME ?AT ! ,U4,S4 ECONOMY W\LD COLLAPSE IF DRUGS W]E LEGALIZ$4 ,I WAS SKEPTICAL AT FIR/1 ?9K+ HE REF]R$ TO SOME %AD[ ECONOMY1 UNTIL HE BR\<T TO MY ATT5TION ! HUNDR$S ( ?\S&S ( DETECTIVES1 COPS1 JAIL GU>DS1 PROSECUTORS1 DEF5SE ATTORNEYS1 JUDGES1 BAILIFFS & C\RT REPORT]S :OSE LIVELIHOOD DEP5D 9 SIGNIFICANT P>T ON PEOPLE BE+ LOCK$ AWAY = DRUGS4 ,ALSO CONSID] ?AT A SUB/ANTIAL PORTION ( PRODUCTION 9 ! ,U4,S4 IS C>RI$ \T BY PRISON]S1 :O >E =C$ TO WORK & >E VIRTUALLY UNPAID 7= MY WORK 9 PRISON ,I E>N$ ! G5]\S WAGE ( TWELVE C5TS AN H\R1 NOT 5\< TO COV] PHONE CALLS TO FRI5DS & RELATIVES74 ,AFT] ALL1 SLAV]Y IS /ILL LEGAL 9 ! ,U4,S41 SO LONG AS ! SLAVE IS A CONVICT1 ACCORD+ TO ! LANGUAGE ( ! #a#c? ,AM5DM5T4 ,JU/ AS AN ECONOMY DEP5D5T ON W> WILL KEEP MANUFACTUR+ 5EMIES1 AN ECONOMY DEP5D5T ON PRISONS WILL KEEP MANUFACTUR+ CRIM9ALS4 

,BUT \R FIR/ PRIORITY IS SECURITY1 SO ANY SUGGE/ION TO LET !SE PEOPLE GO WILL BE MET ) ! LONG-CONDITION$ FE> ?AT !Y W\LD RAMPAGE & DE/ROY US ALL4 ,LEAV+ ASIDE ! /ATI/IC ?AT OV] #i.0 ( W>D5S SURVEY$ ADMITT$ ?AT HALF ( !IR PRISON]S W\LD PRES5T NO M5ACE TO SOCIETY IF RELEAS$1 ,I WANT TO IMPRESS UPON Y\ ?AT ! PEOPLE ,I MET DUR+ MY RELATIVELY MEAG] SIX MON?S 9 PRISON W]E SOME ( ! BE/ PEOPLE ,I'VE EV] MET4 ,9 C\NTY JAIL !RE WAS MY CELLIE ,E>L1 :O KEPT ME FROM BE+ BEAT5 UP BY ANO!R 9MATE1 9/IGAT$ DIRECTLY BY A GU>D :O WAS ANGRY AT ME = DISOBEY+ A DEMEAN+ ORD]4 ,& 9 F$]AL PRISON !RE WAS ,MIKE1 :O ALWAYS MADE SURE ,I WAS DO+ OKAY1 & KEPT ME SMIL+ :5 TIMES W]E R\<4 

,I C\LD KEEP GO+1 BUT SU* ANECDOTES DON'T C\NT AS EVID5CE 9 A SOCIETY ) SO MU* CONTEMPT = ITS VICTIMS ?AT NO ONE BL9KS AN EYE AT ! EASILY ACCESSIBLE FACT ?AT CONDITIONS IMPOS$ BY ! ,AM]ICAN PRISON SY/EM VIOLATE NUM]\S >TICLES ( ! ,UNIV]SAL ,DECL>ATION ( ,HUMAN ,RI<TS 7,ON ,DECEMB] #a1 #a#i#i1 AN 9T]NATIONAL TRIBUNAL CONV5$ 9 ,NEW ,YORK UND] AU?ORITY ( ! ,U,N'S ,E,C,O,S,O,C1 ! ,9T]NATIONAL ,C\RT ( ,JU/ICE1 & ! ,*>T] ( ! ,NUREMBURG ,TRIBUNAL1 F\ND ?AT ,U4,S4 TREATM5T ( ITS PRISON]S ALSO VIOLATES >TICLES ( ! ,G5EVA ,CONV5TION & ! ,DECL>ATION ON ,PROTECTION FROM ,TORTURE74 ,DOME/IC C\RTS HAVE COME TO SIMIL> CONCLUSIONS4 ,9 #aihh ! #e? ,CIRCUIT ,C\RT ( ,APPEALS F\ND ?AT CONDITIONS 9 A F$]AL PRISON )9 ITS JURISDICTION W]E 0<A/LY1 SORDID1 HORRIBLE1 & DEPRESS+ 9 ! EXTREME10 YET NOT A VIOLATION ( PRISON]S' CON/ITUTIONAL RI<TS BECAUSE SU* CONDITIONS W]E DEEM$ NECESS>Y = 0SECURITY0 REASONS4 ,\R PEACE ( M9D1 9S(> AS WE HAVE ANY1 IS DEP5D5T ON PEOPLE BE+ W>EH\S$ 9 DEHUMANIZ+ 9/ITUTIONS1 EV5 PUT 9 SOLIT>Y CONF9EM5T1 = YE>S ON 5D1 IF SU* A DEPRIVATION IS DEEM$ TO BE 9 ! 9T]E/S ( SECURITY4 

,& SECURITY1 9 ANO!R S5SE1 IS AN 9TEGRAL P>T ( ! FUNCTION ( PRISON4 ,PEOPLE :O MOVE BEYOND POLITE DISS5T & SEEK ACTUAL LIB]ATION F9D ?AT FRE$OM IS CRIM9ALIZ$4 ,! MO/ COMMONLY KN[N1 BUT SELDOM UND]/OOD1 LIMITATION TO ! ,FIR/ ,AM5DM5T IS ! PR9CIPLE ( 0CLE> & PRES5T DANG]40 ,! ANALOGY US$ BY ! ,SUPREME ,C\RT IS ?AT Y\ DON'T HAVE ! RI<T TO YELL 0FIRE0 9 A CR[D$ !AT]1 BUT ! ACTUAL CASE WAS A POLITICAL ONE4 ,AFT] A DISSID5T WAS >RE/$ & IMPRISON$ = DI/RIBUT+ PAMPHLETS AGA9/ ! DRAFT 9 ,WORLD ,W> ,I1 ,SUPREME ,C\RT ,JU/ICE ,OLIV] ,W5DELL ,HOLMES EXPLA9$ ?AT IT WAS LAWFUL = ! GOV]NM5T TO IMPRISON ITS CRITICS BECAUSE ! CONDEMN$ WORDS ( PROTE/ W]E 0( SU* A NATURE AS TO CREATE A CLE> & PRES5T DANG] ?AT !Y WILL BR+ AB\T ! SUB/ANTIVE EVILS ?AT ,CONGRESS HAS A RI<T TO PREV5T40 ,! PREVI\SLY M5TION$ ,E,C,O,S,O,C TRIBUNAL1 BY ! WAY1 ALSO F\ND ?AT ,U4,S4 GOV]NM5T TREATM5T ( 9T]NAL LIB]ATION MOVEM5TS VIOLAT$ ! #aidi ,G5EVA ,CONV5TIONS4 ,SO MEMB]S ( ! LIB]ATION MOVEM5T 9 ! ,U4,S4 COLONY ( ,PU]TO ,RICO1 ( ! ,AM]ICAN ,9DIAN ,MOVEM5T & ! ,BLACK ,PAN!RS1 >E FALSELY IMPRISON$ & ASSASS9AT$ 7OV] A TWO YE> P]IOD1 ! COPS KILL$ TW5TY-EI<T ,PAN!RS1 AT LEA/ TWO ( !M :ILE SLEEP+71 & ! RE/ ( US CAN ROLL \R EYES & CLAIM IGNORANCE1 HAV+ NEV] HE>D ( !SE BRUTALITIES1 BECAUSE !Y 0CANNOT BE QUE/ION$40 

,9S(> AS PRISON EXI/S TO PUNI% CRIME 7AN ASS]TION NOT CONSI/5TLY SUPPORT$ BY ! WAYS 9 :I* ! PRISON SY/EM ACTUALLY FUNCTIONS & ! RESULTS IT PRODUCES71 IT IS ONLY TO PUNI% ?OSE EXTRANE\S CRIMES :I* >E NOT NECESS>Y TO ! FUNCTION+ ( \R SOCIETY4 ,& ?OSE ( US :O >E NOT (FICIALLY PRISON]S MU/ IGNORE ! CRIMES FROM :I* 0! PROP]TY ( ! GREAT MASS ( ! COMMUNITY ORIG9ATES0 IF WE >E TO CONT9UE TO BELIEVE 9 ! MY? ( \R [N FRE$OM4 

,MO/ ( US 9 ,AM]ICA REAP PRIVILEGES FROM \R CONQUE/S AT HOME & ABROAD1 PRES5TLY & 9 ! PA/4 ,BUT PRIVILEGES RESULT+ FROM EXPLOITATION & DOM9ATION ALWAYS COME ) ! FE> ?AT ! DISPOSSESS$ WILL TAKE BACK !IR %>E4 0,! PRICE ( FRE$OM10 A FRE$OM DEF9$ BY \R ,F\ND+ ,FA!RS AS COM=T & WEAL? SQUEEZ$ FROM ! LABOR ( IMMIGRANTS & SLAVES ON L& /OL5 FROM 9DIG5\S PEOPLE1 0IS ET]NAL VIGILANCE40 ,9 EFFECT1 WE >E PRISON]S ( \R V]SION ( FRE$OM1 :I* LEAVES US FREE TO PROSP] OR DESPAIR SO LONG AS WE DO NOT POSE 0A CLE> & PRES5T DANG]0 TO ! F\ND+ CONQUE/S & CURR5T IMPRISONM5TS ?AT PROVIDE A BASIS = \R SUPPOS$ SECURITY4 ,KN[+ ?IS1 :AT >E WE TO DO8 

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