On the recordDecember 5, 1971
AT LONG last, this Nation is coming to realize that the process of justice cannot end with the slamming shut of prison gates.
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presidency.ucsb.eduAT LONG last, this Nation is coming to realize that the process of justice cannot end with the slamming shut of prison gates.
Remarks to the National Conference on Corrections, Williamsburg, Virginia.
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