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Suzanne Bonamici: “We cannot fulfill our responsibility to put children's best interests first, if juvenile justice and child welfare…”

On the recordMay 16, 2022
We cannot fulfill our responsibility to put children's best interests first, if juvenile justice and child welfare systems ultimately funnel young people into the criminal justice system.
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Suzanne Bonamici
Democratic · Oregon

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Bonamici highlights the failures of juvenile justice and child welfare systems.

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