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Mike Lee: The fact that we have a higher incarceration rate in the United States generally does not necessarily mean that we are…

On the recordJuly 31, 2012
The fact that we have a higher incarceration rate in the United States generally does not necessarily mean that we are just tougher on people.
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Mike Lee
Republican · Utah

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Lee discusses the implications of high incarceration rates in the U.S.

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