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internment

Detention of suspected criminals without trial. Foreign citizens are often interned during times of war or civil unrest.



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He was sent to a detention camp in 1939, and though released in 1940, he had to confront a terrible decision with his beloved wife--her failing health all but guaranteed that she would not survive escape from the relentless Nazi advance, no matter where they tried to go.
She's led physical education classes to lifers in women's prison and taught algebra to 14-year-olds in juvenile detention camps.
COMPARING/CONTRASTING: How did Edwin's experiences at the first detention camp and in the New Roads program compare?
 
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