An urgent message from Z magazine

Doug Henwood dhenwood at panix.com
Sat Aug 31 10:08:25 PDT 2002


Carrol Cox wrote:


>Have you ever read _Prison Legal News_?

I read it, and want to like it, but it seems mainly about legal matters of interest to inmates - which is important for sure, but doesn't make the most compelling reading.

And, sensitive point: the reason the two editors are in prison is never mentioned. But one blew away a drug dealer he was stealing money from and the other was a serial rapist who'd assaulted at least nine women. The American carceral state is really ugly, but it must be said that the imprisonment of these guys isn't an outrage like, say, a small-time coke dealer or a guy who steals a loaf of bread who ends up with a life sentence under a three strikes law.

Doug



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