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On the recordMarch 25, 2021
One of the other things that I know from my own practice is, when you sit through an arraignment, you see lots of people of color; White folks, when you go to the prison and do your prison visit, it feels like the White folks have all been weeded out.
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David Cicilline
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Cicilline highlights racial disparities in the criminal justice system.

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