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Old 02-01-2010, 04:24 PM   #98 (permalink)
Baraka_Guru
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Originally Posted by dksuddeth View Post
did you miss the part of the conversation where I said that inmates lose certain rights while prisoners through the 5th Amendments due process of law?

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while they are inmates, they have very limited rights. This is because they've had the due process of law to lose liberties.
So...rights aren't absolute?
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