Americans Face Guantanamo-Like Torture Everyday in a Super-Max Prison Near You
source: http://www.alternet.org/story/149233/americans_face_guantanamo-like_torture_everyday_in_a_su...
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Editor's Note: Courageous WikiLeaks whistleblower Bradley Manning is reportedly suffering some of the same horrible experiences detailed in the article below, including 23 hours a day of solitary confinement, which has been labeled torture by numerous prison and psychological experts.
http://www.alternet.org/rights/149431/why_wikileaks_whistleblower_bradley_mannin...'s_solitary_confinement_rivals_the_suffering_of_physical_torture
“They beat the shit out of you,” Mike James said, hunched near the smeared plexiglass separating us. He was talking about the cell “extractions” he’d endured at the hands of the supermax-unit guards at the Maine State Prison.
“They push you, knee you, poke you,” he said, his voice faint but ardent through the speaker. “They slam your head against the wall and drop you on the floor while you’re cuffed.” He lifted his manacled hands to a scar on his chin. “They split it wide open. They’re yelling ‘Stop resisting! Stop resisting!’ when you’re not even moving.”
When you meet Mike James you notice first his deep-set eyes and the many scars on his shaved head, including a deep, horizontal gash. He got that by scraping his head on the cell door slot, which guards use to pass in food trays.
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Incredulous
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"They’re yelling ‘Stop resisting! Stop resisting!’ when you’re not even moving.”
two of the most abusive words in any language...
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Incredulous
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Prijedor
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you ever heard that saying... dont really remember how it goes but it goes something like this... dont do the crime, dont do the time...
what I dont agree with is sending drug addicts (unless they commit other crimes like robberies or things like that in the process) and pot smokers to jails/prisons
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Prijedor
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kennymotown
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This is an outrage!
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kennymotown
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toyotabedzrock
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Very True.
Georgia uses forced labor still.
And these hicks keep wondering why we insist on federal regulations.
It's because your using the states rights excuse to commit massive violations of human rights.
It's the same excuse you used to defend slavery!
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toyotabedzrock
