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History of Holmesburg Prison Includes Chemical Testing on Black Prisoners

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June 30, 2020 6:39 pm

History of Holmesburg Prison Includes Chemical Testing on Black Prisoners

For 25 years in Philadelphia, Black prisoners were guinea pigs for chemical tests. NBC10’s Brandon Hudson shows us what happened behind the walls of Holmesburg Prison.

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