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Dick Durbin: We, unfortunately, as we pay more for incarceration, have fewer dollars for law enforcement, prevention, treatment of…

On the recordMay 20, 2014
We, unfortunately, as we pay more for incarceration, have fewer dollars for law enforcement, prevention, treatment of drug addiction.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

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Durbin discusses the financial implications of high incarceration rates.

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