Why were military prisons during the civil war not constructed very well? no one thought the war would last very long. most prisoners did not have to be there long. it was felt prisoners did not deserve better ones. both sides ran out of money to build good prisons.

The american public did not truly take in the horror of adolf hitler's regime until years after the existence of concentration camps was first reported in american newspapers. partly this was the fault of the media, which did not give prominent placement to news of the holocaust. what other factors do you think contributed to the long delay in understanding the holocaust?