Tom Coburn said "The sheer volume of people that we imprison in this country is a crime in itself." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordSeptember 14, 2009

The sheer volume of people that we imprison in this country is a crime in itself.

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Republican · Oklahoma

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Coburn highlights the issue of mass incarceration as a societal failure.

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