Morning Open Thread

California Prisons: Cruel & Unusual Blues.
By Diane Sweet — August 1, 2013

California Prisons: Cruel & Unusual Blues. Mark Fiore: "I know it's sacrilege to mess with this song, but the days of Johnny Cash playing concerts in California prisons are over, replaced by Governor Jerry Brown whining about federal judges sticking their noses in our prisons. Never mind the deaths, sterilizations and lack of clean water, among other things."

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