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Re:Bloomberg pays off $20m debts of 31,000 felons so they ca... by birdyrooster on Wednesday September 23, 2020 @03:17AM (#24563962)
Those inmates can vote for whoever they want and it probably won't be for the guy who wrote the 1994 Crime Bill.
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Re:Bloomberg pays off $20m debts of 31,000 felons so they ca... by throwaway0a5e on Wednesday September 23, 2020 @09:02AM (#24566496)
I think the prior line of work of that guy's running mate might be the bigger issue.
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Re:Bloomberg pays off $20m debts of 31,000 felons so they ca... by ponker on Wednesday September 23, 2020 @03:38AM (#24564128)
Lol, like more than 2% of these inmates even know what that is.
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Re:Bloomberg pays off $20m debts of 31,000 felons so they ca... by mhh__ on Wednesday September 23, 2020 @03:54AM (#24564236)
Any polling to back that up? You'd be surprised
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Re:Bloomberg pays off $20m debts of 31,000 felons so they ca... by morceauxdebois on Wednesday September 23, 2020 @05:06AM (#24564730)
Yeah, who cares if migrants are having their uteruses removed, the guy isn't woke enough.
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Re:Bloomberg pays off $20m debts of 31,000 felons so they ca... by sassypotato on Wednesday September 23, 2020 @06:30AM (#24565282)
You do know the uteruses removal thing is fake news right?
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Re:Bloomberg pays off $20m debts of 31,000 felons so they ca... by gmac on Wednesday September 23, 2020 @07:41AM (#24565803)
Reference which more-or-less backs that up: https://www.channel4.com/news/factcheck/factcheck-were-mass-...
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Re:Bloomberg pays off $20m debts of 31,000 felons so they ca... by HaloZero on Wednesday September 23, 2020 @08:24AM (#24566146)
the tl;dr of this article seems to indicate that.

- There have been surgeries traced back to one facility and one doctor inside a detainment center

- There is currently no evidence that this practice is widespread or policy.

The fact is it still did happen within an ICE facility but it might be more limited in scope.

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