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David Scott: “Our prison population went from 300,000 in 1975 to over two million today.”

On the recordFebruary 24, 2015
Our prison population went from 300,000 in 1975 to over two million today.
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David Scott
Democratic · Georgia

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David Scott highlights the increase in the prison population and its impact on families.

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