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Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.: He wasn't doing too well, but he was -- you know, he was in jail for 12 years for a crime that he didn't commit, and the…

On the recordOctober 22, 2013
He wasn't doing too well, but he was -- you know, he was in jail for 12 years for a crime that he didn't commit, and the jail that he was in was not like a country club jail. It was a very, very tough place, and he was -- he had a tough time there.
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Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
Democratic · New York

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Kennedy discusses the difficult conditions Michael Skakel faced during his imprisonment.

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