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The forgotten history of one of the biggest U.S. federal detention programs
A government program called the American Plan gave law enforcement the right to lock-up any woman they suspected of promiscuity. It eventually became one of the largest-scale and longest running mass quarantines in US history.
By Madeleine Brand • • 1 min readA government program called the American Plan gave law enforcement the right to lock-up any woman they suspected of promiscuity. It eventually became one of the largest-scale and longest running mass quarantines in US history. It’s the subject of the new book “The Trials of Nina McCall.”
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4 of 5What's next for USC as Nikias resigns- 0:00Former aerospace exec named USC's interim president
- 7:39Zero tolerance policy did little to deter migrants from crossing the border
- 15:34The power of the term 'welfare'
- 24:58The forgotten history of one of the biggest U.S. federal detention programsYou’re reading this
- 41:57Fire rips through historic area in O.C. forest