Political Quotes

On the recordJuly 14, 2015
I fear that we can make lots of adjustments to the criminal justice system, but we are still going to have it as a de facto environment for institutional care for this population.
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Michelle Lujan Grisham
Democratic · New Mexico

Editor's note · Context

She warns that without addressing behavioral health, reforms may be ineffective.

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