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Not much has changed since Nellie Bly. Several are still locked up with no jury trial - just a rubber stamp by a magistrate to whatever the prosecutor asks for
by crb002 6y ago
Not much has changed since Nellie Bly. Several are still locked up with no jury trial - just a rubber stamp by a magistrate to whatever the prosecutor asks for - the modern day equivalent being a cut and paste between Word documents.
- behringer 6y agoWe're not talking about the justice system here..
- techbio 6y agoNelly Bly was an investigative reporter who was committed to an asylum by a judge, more at linked page. In the US, for decades, jails hold many more mentally ill people than psychiatric facilities do. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ten_Days_in_a_Mad-House https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ten_Days_in_a_Mad-House
- truantbuick 6y agoNot sure you meant to imply otherwise, but just to clarify: Bly intentionally got herself committed for an undercover assignment.