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librechik

(30,882 posts) Sun Jul 13, 2025, 08:11 AM Jul 13

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One thing about Alcatraz you won't hear Republicans talk about. [View all]

Every single inmate residing there EVER had the opportunity to see a judge and get convicted according to law before being thrown into prison.

Proven rapists, murderers. bank robbers, con men went to Alcatraz. Very few innocent gardeners, hairdressers, moms, or foreign students.

Those were the good old days. Alcatraz was brutal. But it passed for justuce at one time. It's better than Trump is offering detainees never charged with a crime,

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One thing about Alcatraz you won't hear Republicans talk about. [View all] librechik Jul 13 OP

. BoRaGard Jul 13 #1

Which is why I call it Alligator Auschwitz. CaptainTruth Jul 13 #2

DU (maybe you) gave me that idea and I post it often duhneece Jul 13 #6

Captain Truth Maine Abu El Banat Jul 13 #8

I almost said that in the OP librechik Jul 15 #17

thanks . one of the strongest stories i read about alcatraz was the birdman from alcatraz AllaN01Bear Jul 13 #3

The birdman of Alcatraz was Farmer-Rick Jul 13 #4

Miller didn't have the disadvantage of an abusive father. soldierant Jul 13 #9

Yeah, but Miller couldn't get laid in high school. SunSeeker Jul 13 #10

Stroud was regarded as a leading expert on the diseases of birds. valleyrogue Jul 13 #12

Lost out Nasruddin Jul 13 #14

That is true about Stroud. His important work on birds was at Leavenworth. n/t valleyrogue Jul 14 #15

We took a tour of Alcatraz in the 90s BOSSHOG Jul 13 #5

For profit prisons is all this BS is, they get paid by the body. Brainfodder Jul 13 #7

I thought you were going to talk about the toilets that overflowed Warpy Jul 13 #11

Something else you will never hear Republicans mention jmowreader Jul 13 #13

thanks for the info! n/t librechik Jul 15 #16