Governor Lamont should use his emergency powers to protect incarcerated people, their communities, and correctional staff by releasing all people who are incarcerated without having been convicted of any crime.
Cruz cites a letter advocating for the release of all pretrial detainees.
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He says, ‘We can do this the easy way, or we can do this the hard way.’ And I got to say, that’s right out of ‘Goodfellas.’ That’s right out of a mafioso coming into a bar going, ‘nice bar you have here. It’d be a shame if something…
To do so to the greatest effect — and to America’s greatest benefit — it requires the status of a state. I urge you to grant it that recognition.
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