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Dick Durbin: “We put far too many people inside solitary confinement, people who should be categorically excluded.”

On the recordJune 18, 2012
We put far too many people inside solitary confinement, people who should be categorically excluded.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Durbin emphasizes the overuse of solitary confinement for vulnerable populations.

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