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Continued to be used. and was not acted on to terminate it. the state of alabama was sued not just about hitching posts but chain gangs. the -- a man could be put on a chain gang for not making his bed, being shaved, shackled between eight chain of men and the case brought demonstrated were disproportionally affecting african-americans. in later litigation the practice of using the hitching post was called by an alabama judge the most painful and torture rous short of execution. and the united states supreme court said the hitching post was clearly unconstitutional when it was used in alabama....

About the case. i have not studied the details of it. >> just to be clear, what i was pressing you on there was the use of the hitching post, which is a disciplinary measure that had been abandoned by all states but alabama. it's really reminiscent more of the stocks, or the stock aid that was used centuries ago. and to me, somewhat troubling that it continued without challenge. let me ask you more broadly. as you know, both republicans and democrats on this committee have worked together to address ways in which our criminal justice system is broken and to address the disoperate racial impact...

State of alabama, the state was sued not just about hitching posts, but also about chain gangs, prison policies and alabama said a man could be put on a chain gang if he failed to shave or keep his bed clean, if he disrespected a member of the staff you would end up doing hard labor, breaking rocks while being chained together in groups of five, shackled with 8 feet of chain between them. these practices, the case that was demonstrated were disproportionately affecting african-americans. in later litigation, the practice of using the hitching post was called by an alabama judge "the most painf...

State of alabama was sued not just about hitching posts but also about chain gangs. prison policies in alabama said a man could be put on a chain gang if he failed to shave or keep his bed clean, if he disrespected a member of the staff and would end up doing hard labor breaking rocks while being chained together in groups of five, shackled with eight feet of chain between men. and these practices -- the case that was brought demonstrated were disproportionately affecting african-americans. in later litigation, the practice of using the hitching post was called by an alabama judge the most pai...

Hitching post. i think of it as a lovely romantic story. it is like high-fiving at the courthouse. i do worry -- my daughter is 13 and loves your magazine. she looks at the pictures and i try to encourage her to think about it as an industry not a personal industry. if you love weddings go work in it rather than think about how you can get married. but i do worry about what that might be doing to her little baby fledgling feminist brain, i want her to enjoy and love all the beauty and love and excitement and romance but also to have a critique. is there a way to hold them together? >> yes. i t...