SUN JUL 24, 2011 AT 09:00 AM PDT
Justice: blind and bound
byDenise Oliver Velez
for Daily Kos
I will no longer recite the Pledge of Allegiance to my country without amending the final sentence. Instead of "with liberty and justice for all," I will say "with incarceration and injustice for too many."
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Justice is not only blind—she is gagged. Freedom is denied to many of our citizens who remain shackled, bound, and who suffer cruel and inhumane treatment. There are dogs in animal shelters who receive better treatment and have more space than some inmates who are locked away in solitary.
Too many of us stood idly by as we allowed our nation to be crowned "Number One in the World" in prisoners.
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