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Experimenting on Prisoners with Acid in the ‘50s

Choosing Victims

Prisoners, Minorities and the Poor 'volunteered' as 'human guinea pigs'
Prisoners, Minorities and the Poor ‘volunteered’ as ‘human guinea pigs’ source

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The CIA chose to experiment on marginalized groups like prisoners, minorities, and welfare recipients. The reason why was simple: they were willing to act like human guinea pigs in exchange for less jail time or a menial fee. 


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