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Imagine Finally Making It To The End Of A Really Hard Journey And Having This Kind Of Welcome Home

Louisiana locks up a larger share of its population than any other government. In the world. Let that sink in for a minute. The problems that this insane system causes are endless, but here’s one we don’t really talk about. What happens when people try to come home?

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