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Cory Booker: Overwhelmingly, we imprison the poor. Overwhelmingly, we imprison the mentally ill. Overwhelmingly, we imprison the…

On the recordJune 27, 2017
Overwhelmingly, we imprison the poor. Overwhelmingly, we imprison the mentally ill. Overwhelmingly, we imprison the addicted.
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Cory Booker
Democratic · New Jersey

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Booker highlights the disproportionate imprisonment of marginalized groups in America.

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