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Some Food for Thought: Prisoners Are Not Inmates
By Ojore Lutalo
[Ed. Note: Readers will note that PLN rarely refers to prisoners as "inmates" or "residents." We usually change any such terms to "prisoners" when we reprint pieces or publish articles. Ojore, a New Afrikan political prisoner, explains the reasoning behind this].
The vast majority of prisoners (especially ...
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