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On the recordMay 11, 2009
One study showed that African Americans that drop out of high school have about a one-third chance of being in jail when they are 26 to 30 years old.
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Bobby Scott
Democratic · Virginia

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Scott discusses the correlation between high school dropout rates and incarceration among African Americans.

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