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Cori Bush: “The FIX Clemency Act makes clear that prosecutors and people who run prisons should not have outsized influence when it…”

On the recordMay 18, 2022
The FIX Clemency Act makes clear that prosecutors and people who run prisons should not have outsized influence when it comes to evaluating clemency applicants.
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Cori Bush
Democratic · Missouri

Editor's note · Context

Emphasizes the need for an independent board to evaluate clemency applications.

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