lukestein’s avatarlukestein’s Twitter Archive—№ 3,256

  1. As quoted by @shane_bauer in his heart-rending American Prison: “If a man had a good negro, he could afford to take care of him: if he was sick get a doctor. He might even put gold plugs in his teeth. But these convicts: we don’t own ’em. One dies, get another.” @Devon_OnEarth/1146712019711791105
    1. …in reply to @lukestein
      “Earlier this week she said she would refuse to give an inmate CPR and won’t try the cafeteria food because she doesn’t want to ‘eat AIDS.’” @TexasObserver/1146590700164640768
      1. …in reply to @lukestein
        “‘Things ain’t like they used to be,’ Chris, the officer who runs the dog team, tells us. ‘It’s a frickin’ mess.’ ‘Can’t whoop people’s ass like we used to,’ another officer named Gary, says. ‘Yeah you can! We did!’ Chris says.”
        oh my god twitter doesn’t include alt text from images in their API