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On the recordJune 14, 2011
The very title of this hearing presumes that 'Muslim Americans' en masse are radicalized in U.S. prisons and pose a threat.
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Keith Ellison
Democratic · Minnesota

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Ellison critiques the presumption of widespread radicalization among Muslim Americans in prisons.

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