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David Cicilline: “I think one of the things that people need to understand, one of my most haunting memories was doing a school visit and…”

On the recordJuly 15, 2019
I think one of the things that people need to understand, one of my most haunting memories was doing a school visit and seeing a fifth-grade boy clearly distracted, kind of not paying attention, and me kneeling down to ask him if he was okay, and him in a very quiet voice saying, my mom went to jail last night.
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David Cicilline
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Cicilline reflects on the impact of parental incarceration on children.

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