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On the recordFebruary 2, 2022
everyone from the Koch brothers to the Obama Justice Department saying we are over-incarcerating people in this country
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Mary Gay Scanlon
Democratic · Pennsylvania

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Highlights bipartisan agreement on over-incarceration and its consequences.

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