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Cory Booker: you are arrested almost four times more likely, which means you are four times more likely to be stripped of…

On the recordJanuary 23, 2017
you are arrested almost four times more likely, which means you are four times more likely to be stripped of opportunities to compete economically.
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Cory Booker
Democratic · New Jersey

Editor's note · Context

Highlighting the economic impact of disproportionate arrests for drug offenses.

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