Sister Megan Rice, 84, Now Lives In A Packed Jail Cell With 111 Other Women

Sister Megan Rice, 84, Now Lives In A Packed Jail Cell With 111 Other Women
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UNITED STATES - SEPTEMBER 12: Sister Megan Rice was asked by Rep. Joe Barton, R-Texas to stand to be recognized during the House Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee hearing on 'DOE's Nuclear Weapons Complex: Challenges to Safety, Security, and Taxpayer Stewardship' on Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2012. The hearing focused on a security breach at the Oak Ridge complex by peace activists, one of which was the 82 year old nun. (Photo by Bill Clark/Getty Images)

Beige is the new black for imprisoned Sister Megan Rice, an 84-year old Catholic nun and anti-nuclear activist.

The nun, who spent 40 years teaching in the poorest parts of Africa and returned to the U.S. due to malaria, is now living in deplorable prison conditions, wearing a beige uniform and stuffed in with 111 other women into a single room at a federal prison right here in New York City.

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