The Angolite, Vol. VII, No. VI

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A copy of the November/December 1982 issue of the magazine The Angolite, Vol. VII, No. VI. The cover has a gray background with a large photograph in the center of incarcerated men walking in line down a road carrying shovels and hoes, the line led by a man on horseback while two other mounted guards watch from the side of the road. Below the photograph is the title of the feature story, "Rehabilitation: A Misguided Effort." The article covers a brief history of the penal system in the United States, focusing on approaches for or against rehabilitation methods of incarcerated persons over time, and ends with an assessment of the current state of the justice system at publication.

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