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On the recordDecember 1, 2020
What I would like to ask about and shift to is something I have been very concerned about, which is the use of shackling of pregnant women while in confinement.
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Madeleine Dean
Democratic · Pennsylvania

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Dean raises concerns about shackling pregnant women in confinement.

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