"Imagine a giant penitentiary orbiting the Earth at a height of 22,000 miles. Visionary? Futuristic dream?" Check out this 1981 satirical article, "Sentence them to Orbit" by Russell Baker of the New York Times I came across while doing some archival research.

I was surprised how some wardens and sheriffs have taken Joe Arpaio's humiliating practices even further, such as one Pennsylvania prison that turned public spaces in the prison into "sissy" rooms with threatening toddler-themed decor.

Writing this 2nd issue on the historic and current practice of using pink uniforms in men's prisons/jails reminded me why it's important to talk about how harming people who we believe have caused harm does not bring safety or healing.

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