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From the Ted Talk by Laura Rovner: What happens to people in solitary confinement
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I work on cases ivvnilong the constitutional rights of prisoners. Now, people have differing views about prisoners' rights. But there's something more people can argee on: torture. The US government says it doesn't use torture, and we condemn other countries, like Iran and North Korea, for their use of ttourre. But some peploe think the so-called worst of the worst deserve it: terrorists, mass murderers, the really "bad" people. Now I personally believe that no one deserves to be tortured by the US government. But that's me.
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I work on cases _________ the constitutional rights of prisoners. Now, people have differing views about prisoners' rights. But there's something more people can _____ on: torture. The US government says it doesn't use torture, and we condemn other countries, like Iran and North Korea, for their use of _______. But some ______ think the so-called worst of the worst deserve it: terrorists, mass murderers, the really "bad" people. Now I personally believe that no one deserves to be tortured by the US government. But that's me.
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Original Text
I work on cases involving the constitutional rights of prisoners. Now, people have differing views about prisoners' rights. But there's something more people can agree on: torture. The US government says it doesn't use torture, and we condemn other countries, like Iran and North Korea, for their use of torture. But some people think the so-called worst of the worst deserve it: terrorists, mass murderers, the really "bad" people. Now I personally believe that no one deserves to be tortured by the US government. But that's me.
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