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On the recordApril 28, 2009
it obviously has a disparate racial impact on our communities and undermines what we are trying to accomplish in the justice system.
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Asa Hutchinson
Arkansas

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Hutchinson highlights the racial impact of sentencing disparities in the justice system.

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