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On the recordAugust 5, 1929
I have had an opportunity for lengthy discussions with the Attorney General, and I have the recommendations of Mr. [Sanford] Bates, who is the new Director of Prisons, and I have accepted their view that further Federal accommodations for prisoners cannot be any longer delayed.
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Herbert Hoover
Republican · California

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Statement on Plans for Federal Prison Reform.

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