“I have no doubt in my mind, that these men have repented, have been redeemed, have come back hard working to prepare themselves to go out into the world. I have no question in my life. When my grandchildren are over at the governor's mansion, we trust them to play with and to be looked out for by these people. If I trust them to be around my grandchildren, I think that makes a pretty plain statement.”
Haley Barbour defends his decision to allow convicted murderers to work at the governor's mansion, stating he trusts them around his grandchildren.
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