On the recordMarch 9, 2011
We are spending too much money incarcerating young men, young black men whose lives could be saved.
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congress.govWe are spending too much money incarcerating young men, young black men whose lives could be saved.
Lewis emphasizes the financial and social costs of mass incarceration, particularly affecting young black men.
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