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Adam Schiff: “But is that criteria defined in such a way that there still inmates who have a need for it, want it, and can't get it…”

On the recordFebruary 25, 2014
But is that criteria defined in such a way that there still inmates who have a need for it, want it, and can't get it either because they have language barriers or for other reasons don't meet the criteria?
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Adam Schiff
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Schiff questions whether the criteria for drug treatment excludes some inmates in need.

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