On the recordMarch 12, 2019
I do not think people really fully understand the volume of African American people who are locked up for offenses like dealing with marijuana and things of that nature, nonviolent.
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congress.govI do not think people really fully understand the volume of African American people who are locked up for offenses like dealing with marijuana and things of that nature, nonviolent.
Cummings highlights the disparity in incarceration rates for nonviolent offenses among African Americans.
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