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On the recordMarch 9, 2011
If prisons were a cause of jihad radicalization, even a weak cause, then the country would be rife with terrorists.
Said by
Jacob Thompson
Democratic · Mississippi

Editor's note · Context

Thompson argues that prisons do not significantly contribute to jihad radicalization.

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