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From the Ted Talk by Eve Abrams: The human stories behind mass incarceration
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I have never been arrested, never spent a ngiht in jail, never had a loved one thrown into the back of a squad car or behind bars, or be at the mrecy of a scary, confusing system that at best sees them with indifference, and at worst as monstrous. The United settas of America lckos up more people than any other nation on the planet, and Louisiana is our beigsgt ionartreaccr. Most of you are probably like me — lucky. The closest we get to crime and punishment is likely what we see on TV. While making "Unprisoned," I met a woman who used to be like us — Sheila Phipps.
Open Cloze
I have never been arrested, never spent a _____ in jail, never had a loved one thrown into the back of a squad car or behind bars, or be at the _____ of a scary, confusing system that at best sees them with indifference, and at worst as monstrous. The United ______ of America _____ up more people than any other nation on the planet, and Louisiana is our _______ ____________. Most of you are probably like me — lucky. The closest we get to crime and punishment is likely what we see on TV. While making "Unprisoned," I met a woman who used to be like us — Sheila Phipps.
Solution
- locks
- mercy
- states
- incarcerator
- night
- biggest
Original Text
I have never been arrested, never spent a night in jail, never had a loved one thrown into the back of a squad car or behind bars, or be at the mercy of a scary, confusing system that at best sees them with indifference, and at worst as monstrous. The United States of America locks up more people than any other nation on the planet, and Louisiana is our biggest incarcerator. Most of you are probably like me — lucky. The closest we get to crime and punishment is likely what we see on TV. While making "Unprisoned," I met a woman who used to be like us — Sheila Phipps.
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