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Jon Tester: I agree that incarceration should be the last resort when dealing with our Native youth.

On the recordJuly 14, 2015
I agree that incarceration should be the last resort when dealing with our Native youth.
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Jon Tester
Democratic · Montana

Editor's note · Context

Tester supports prioritizing prevention over incarceration for Native youth.

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