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On the recordMarch 15, 2017
In Louisiana, we incarcerate more people per capita than anywhere in the world--not the United States, the world.
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Cedric Richmond
Democratic · Louisiana

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Richmond highlights Louisiana's high incarceration rates and its impact on safety.

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