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Lisa Murkowski: “40 to 45 percent of the children that are in custody in our State's juvenile system are Alaska Native children”

On the recordAugust 19, 2015
40 to 45 percent of the children that are in custody in our State's juvenile system are Alaska Native children
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Lisa Murkowski
Republican · Alaska

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Murkowski highlights the alarming statistic of Alaska Native children in custody.

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