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[–] MiltownClowns@lemmy.world 35 points 2 months ago (1 children)

There was nowhere to send the prisoners. US states wouldn't take them, and freeing them wasn't an option.

[–] Notyou@sopuli.xyz 8 points 2 months ago

I remember this being the big reason. The US didn't want to let them go, and no state wanted to take them.