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pbmus

(12,422 posts) Sat Jul 13, 2019, 07:27 PM Jul 2019

Turn up the air conditioning to keep the smell down...

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Turn up the air conditioning to keep the smell down... (Original Post) pbmus Jul 2019 OP

Cause they presently own exactly one set of clothes, the one on their back? mr_lebowski Jul 2019 #1

I was listening to a report on NPR nocoincidences Jul 2019 #2

Like hospitals -- keeps germs down. LuckyLib Jul 2019 #5

Great Observations Mr. Blow. These are the most vile people America has encountered. spanone Jul 2019 #3

Pence asks the questions... lame54 Jul 2019 #4

mr_lebowski

(33,643 posts)

1. Cause they presently own exactly one set of clothes, the one on their back?

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Sat Jul 13, 2019, 07:33 PM

Jul 2019

Just a guess

nocoincidences

(2,228 posts)

2. I was listening to a report on NPR

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Sat Jul 13, 2019, 07:43 PM

Jul 2019

and it is mandated to keep these facilities at a very cold temperature.

A big part of that is inmates haven't had showers in weeks and months, have only one set of clothes and the stench is pretty bad.

The rest seems to be just another form of torture, in conjunction with the lights being on 24/7.