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South Carolina’s inmates are stuck in Hurricane Florence’s path. Here’s what happened to prisoners who've been abandoned in previous hurricanes.

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  1. demifiend
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    Prisoners are expendable. You can always get more. And if the existing laws don't provide enough criminals, just make new laws.

    Prisoners are expendable. You can always get more. And if the existing laws don't provide enough criminals, just make new laws.

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  2. spit-evil-olive-tips
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    This is a different prison compared to the one from earlier this week that was criticized for not evacuating. The track of Florence shifted away from that prison (though they'll still get hit with...

    This is a different prison compared to the one from earlier this week that was criticized for not evacuating. The track of Florence shifted away from that prison (though they'll still get hit with the outlying effects) and towards this one, which was also not evacuated.

    Leaving inmates to rot during an event like a hurricane seems to be a bit of a tradition:

    Human Rights Watch claimed that 517 inmates went missing from New Orleans Parish Prison during Hurricane Katrina in 2005, and inmates remembered seeing dead bodies, the BBC reports. There are thousands of eyewitness accounts that claim prisoners in New Orleans, including more than 100 teenage inmates, were almost fully submerged in dirty flood water, and were left without food or water for days.

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