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Talib Akbar on prison and isolation as forms of punishment

Incarceration activist and WISDOM Vice President Talib Akbar considers how being imprisoned serves as punishment and the psychological effects of spending time alone versus being among other people.

By Murv Seymour | Here & Now

February 4, 2025

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