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On the recordJune 10, 2009
Our goal was to look at whether or not treatment and prevention should be priorities rather than simply punishment, and they are.
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Bobby Scott
Democratic · Virginia

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Advocates for prioritizing treatment and prevention over punishment in criminal justice.

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