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Veronica Escobar: “Our prison system has long failed to recognize the dignity of incarcerated people, the majority of whom are Black and…”

On the recordJanuary 20, 2022
Our prison system has long failed to recognize the dignity of incarcerated people, the majority of whom are Black and Brown.
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Veronica Escobar
Democratic · Texas

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Escobar highlights systemic failures in the prison system regarding the treatment of incarcerated individuals.

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