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On the recordMarch 9, 2009
The vast majority of them said, you know, they had some pretty good redeeming qualities. They just made some terrible mistakes.
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John Rice Carter
Republican · Georgia

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Carter reflects on the redeeming qualities of many prisoners he encountered.

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