People in My Prison Want More from the Democrats. Here’s Why.

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People in My Prison Want More from the Democrats. Here’s Why.

At 6:40 AM, a prison staff member pulled me out of my morning haze. She walked down the hallway shouting. “Trump! Trump! Trump!” she hollered. It was the morning after last November’s election. I was just starting my daily prison job, which pays only a few dollars per day. I stared at the employee, whose face radiated glee. She pumped her fist and exclaimed joy over the man who’d just been declared our 47th president. She reminded me of a child …