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Summer Lee: We have to remember that I am an adult, and I accepted the consequences of my sentencing, but my children were the…

On the recordJuly 15, 2019
We have to remember that I am an adult, and I accepted the consequences of my sentencing, but my children were the innocent victims in this, and that is who we have to focus on.
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Summer Lee
Democratic · Pennsylvania

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Highlighting the impact of incarceration on children of incarcerated parents.

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