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Ted Cruz: “The lights are on 24 hours a day. They do not turn the…”

Featuring: Ted Cruz, Republican | U.S. Senate, Texas

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Published | Video Starts at 12:16

So unlike, you know, you and I have both seen a lot of prison movies where people are off in dark corners and doing things in their cells where they can't be seen. Sure. These prisoners are being monitored constantly. The lights are on 24 hours a day. They do not turn the lights off. And they have prison guards with machine guns watching them 24 hours a day. They allow the prisoners out of their cells for an hour a day. (12:16–12:20)

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