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Van Jones: We have this unbelievable irony colliding on that parking lot right there, where you have police with too much power and…

On the recordJune 16, 2020
We have this unbelievable irony colliding on that parking lot right there, where you have police with too much power and too little oversight, and then people coming home from prison with too little opportunity and too much oversight.
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Van Jones

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Van Jones highlights the disparities in power and oversight between police and individuals on probation.

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