▲ 191 ▼ People Keep Dying At This Memphis Jail — And The Lawsuits Are Piling Up (www.huffpost.com) submitted 2 years ago by gAlienLifeform@lemmy.world to c/news@lemmy.world 4 comments fedilink hide all child comments Archived at https://web.archive.org/web/20240222125003/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/shelby-county-memphis-jail-deaths_n_65ce8b1ae4b043f1c0aa82b4
[–] Potatos_are_not_friends@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) “The measure of a society is how it treats its weakest members.” Prisoners have all their rights already stripped, and are literally serving their punishment. permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Aldehyde@kbin.social 5 points 2 years ago Not even. This is a jail, not a prison. The people who died were not convicted of any crimes, they were awaiting trial. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Aldehyde@kbin.social 5 points 2 years ago Not even. This is a jail, not a prison. The people who died were not convicted of any crimes, they were awaiting trial. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] TechNerdWizard42@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) But but but 1 Russian guy died in a prison! The US doesn't kill its prisoners... permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] gAlienLifeform@lemmy.world [S] 1 point 2 years ago We deserve a world where nobody murders their prisoners, including Russia permalink fedilink source parent
[–] gAlienLifeform@lemmy.world [S] 1 point 2 years ago We deserve a world where nobody murders their prisoners, including Russia permalink fedilink source parent
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