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Bill Clinton: If we can simply break the chain between drug use and criminal activity for people who are under criminal supervision…

On the recordJanuary 11, 1998
If we can simply break the chain between drug use and criminal activity for people who are under criminal supervision, in prison, or on parole—if we could just do that—we can go a very long way toward making our streets and our neighborhoods safe for our children again.
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Bill Clinton
Democratic · Arkansas

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Remarks on Ending Drug Use and Drug Availability for Offenders and an Exchange With Reporters

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