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Tough Love Sentence


In Phoenix, Arizona it's not uncommon to see "chain gangs," prisoners in striped jumpsuits shackled together pulling weeds and picking up garbage in the suffocating mid-day sun. Motivated by the prospect of fresh air, an extra sandwich and a piece of fruit, chain gang service looks like 18th century cruelty but is actually a privilege rewarded to well-disciplined Maricopa County prison inmates.

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