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Collected Item: “Parts of San Quentin Do Not Have Electricity”

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Parts of San Quentin Do Not Have Electricity

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images

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This Tweet and series of replies shows people talking about there not being electricity in at least parts of San Quentin Prison in California.

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incarceration, prison, San Quentin, San Francisco Bay Area, Twitter, social media, electricity

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https://twitter.com/SpeedyVeez/status/1291562505454538752

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Allison Villegas

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2020-08-06
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