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Summer Lee: “No person should be subject, especially prison, for conduct of which they have not been convicted either by a jury or a…”

On the recordJune 21, 2023
No person should be subject, especially prison, for conduct of which they have not been convicted either by a jury or a knowing plea of guilty.
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Summer Lee
Democratic · Pennsylvania

Editor's note · Context

Emphasizing the importance of not punishing individuals for unconvicted conduct.

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