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<strong>New America Media</strong></p>
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<strong>Univision News</strong></p>
<p>Latino immigrants and their descendants have long struggled to define their identity. Like any community, economic and cultural hardships sometimes make them feel isolated and different.</p>
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<strong>Frontera NorteSur</strong></p>
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<strong>The Beat Within</strong></p>
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<p>When you’re a man sentenced to life in prison, becoming relevant is your only way out. So, for years I’ve aspired to become relevant — relevant in the lives of others, and I have in the lives of many prisoners. However, the fact that I’ve been unable to extend that relevance beyond the prison environment has wreaked havoc on my soul.</p>
<p>I hadn’t fully acknowledged the effects until today. Today, I received the letter.</p>
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<strong>Frontera NorteSur</strong></p>
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<p>Hace unas noches estuve viendo el documental “Monique… Behind the bars” que fue filmado en una prisión de alta seguridad solo para mujeres acá en Estados Unidos, la mayoría de las mujeres que se encuentran presas en esa prisión han sido condenadas a cadena perpetua es decir a vivir allí el resto de su vida sin derecho a libertad condicional.</p>