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Adam Schiff: “We should be surprised when they do not recidivate.”

On the recordMarch 9, 2009
We should be surprised when they do not recidivate.
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Adam Schiff
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Schiff discusses the consequences of not addressing substance abuse in prisons.

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