October 12, 2018: Voices of the Formerly Incarcerated, Part Two- Angola Prison’s Racist History

12/10/2018 29 min
October 12, 2018: Voices of the Formerly Incarcerated, Part Two- Angola Prison’s Racist History

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This week, we hear from Curtis Ray Davis II, who talks about the racist history of Angola Prison- the Louisiana State Penitentiary. After we read a statement from hunger striking prisoners in Orange County, we then hear a moving account from Davis. He talks about Louisiana’s non-unanimous verdict, which essentially nullifies the votes of non-white …