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Haley Barbour: “But if they did it more often with non-violent people, it would be better for the society.”

On the recordJanuary 15, 2012
But if they did it more often with non-violent people, it would be better for the society.
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Haley Barbour

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Jeffrey Toobin suggests that more frequent pardons for nonviolent offenders would benefit society.

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