Ashley Ellis's misdemeanor arrest turned into a death sentence. Her crime: "careless and negligent operation of a motor vehicle." Less than two days after entering a Vermont prison on a 30-day sentence, she died from the careless and negligent operation of a privatized for-profit prison [RETURN TO ARTICLE]
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