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On the recordJuly 20, 2010
There are neighborhoods where one in four 18 to 35-year-olds on the street are under the supervision of the Department of Corrections.
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

Editor's note · Context

Whitehouse highlights the impact of incarceration on Rhode Island neighborhoods.

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