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Judith Scherr

Judith Scherr is a freelance writer in Berkeley.

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Haiti’s Children’s Prison

By Judith Scherr

Ms. Scherr posted this article from Port-au-Prince. It appeared earlier in Counterpunch. Rays of Haiti’s scorching noontime sun slip between the bars into the otherwise dark 8 by 10 foot cell, illuminating the sets of eyes that stare out at the visitors. My eyes adjust and the forms of children emerge. I count 16 boys.…

Ms. Scherr posted this article from Port-au-Prince. It appeared earlier in Counterpunch. Rays of Haiti's scorching noontime sun slip between the bars into the otherwise dark…

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