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32. Agreed.

Reply to questionseverything (Reply #18)

Sat Feb 14, 2015, 11:42 AM

Feb 2015

The amount of inhumanity this country is capable of just floors me. Is there anything that can be done about this horrible injustice?

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South Carolina Inmate Receives 37 Years In Solitary Confinement For Updating Facebook [View all] n2doc Feb 2015 OP

That is just seriously crazy. stage left Feb 2015 #1

it is inhuman questionseverything Feb 2015 #18

Agreed. stage left Feb 2015 #32

Jesus H. progressoid Feb 2015 #2

What are they trying yo hide that they don't want made public? nt procon Feb 2015 #3

My thought also!!! gopiscrap Feb 2015 #4

Well, add another state to "Don't ever live there" state. nt ladjf Feb 2015 #5

Better yet, never get arrested in that state. n/t RebelOne Feb 2015 #6

Good advice. One would be wise to avoid visiting. Now-days the ladjf Feb 2015 #7

My list keeps getting longer -- for political reasons, crazies, gun-nuttery, LuckyLib Feb 2015 #19

another day in the hellhole that is America Ramses Feb 2015 #8

The prison system has an insatiable thirst for brown and black bodies. Exultant Democracy Feb 2015 #9

Now, imagine someone used their smuggled phone to post secret messages to other criminals. DetlefK Feb 2015 #10

Yeah, they use them to run gambling, drug, and extortion schemes from behind bars Ex Lurker Feb 2015 #11

The liberal side of me says SCVDem Feb 2015 #15

There are useful purposes for the rules. Gore1FL Feb 2015 #13

Oh, for fuck's sake. blackspade Feb 2015 #40

Former Confederate State............ Stainless Feb 2015 #12

The State that was at the front rpannier Feb 2015 #14

Ever see this picture before? Lancero Feb 2015 #21

+1 stage left Feb 2015 #34

Don't be *too* hard on S.C. as a whole, mind you. AverageJoe90 Feb 2015 #24

Change your name to Brainless. nt benz380 Feb 2015 #26

..... flygal Feb 2015 #37

Hmm stage left Feb 2015 #33

Dear Stainless: SCantiGOP Feb 2015 #35

Classy. nt cwydro Feb 2015 #36

Unconstitutional? Seems like cruel and unusual punishment. nt daredtowork Feb 2015 #16

Do inmates check in on Foursquare? KamaAina Feb 2015 #17

Interesting... xocet Feb 2015 #20

This message was self-deleted by its author damnedifIknow Feb 2015 #22

DOC's don't want inmates talking about the corruption davidn3600 Feb 2015 #23

It's about an urge to punish people. Has nothing to do with justice. Scuba Feb 2015 #25

I am amazed that visitors were able to smuggle in a phone and give it to an inmate. Shrike47 Feb 2015 #27

Well, it could be a visitor metalbot Feb 2015 #28

It could conceivably be done by drone davidpdx Feb 2015 #30

If only they could make it a crime to post cat pics on FB Orrex Feb 2015 #29

I agree it is excessive punishment davidpdx Feb 2015 #31

This is surreal! BeanMusical Feb 2015 #38

This is some crazy shit. blackspade Feb 2015 #39