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Prisoners Scapegoated While Rich Loot Society
Black Agenda Radio with Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
14 Oct 2019
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In an essay titled, “What Kind of Society Are We?” New York state prison inmate Donti Mitchell says citizens outside the walls should not be resentful that he is allowed to attend free college courses. “What really upsets me is how public education is being gutted. Society pays more for prison than education,” said Mitchell. “Stop being so gullible as to believe I am the cause of your problems.”

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