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Diana DeGette: “It is designed to get treatment to folks earlier on without having them participate in the penal system.”

On the recordMarch 25, 2014
It is designed to get treatment to folks earlier on without having them participate in the penal system.
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Diana DeGette
Democratic · Colorado

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DeGette explains the purpose of Kendra's Law for mental health treatment.

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