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Rashida Tlaib: We're spending like $60,000 or more per person that we're incarcerating, something that we could actually be using…

On the recordNovember 14, 2022
We're spending like $60,000 or more per person that we're incarcerating, something that we could actually be using toward other resources like education.
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Rashida Tlaib
Democratic · Michigan

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Tlaib highlights the high cost of incarceration versus investment in education.

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