We cannot have a Nation where we are raising children of incarcerated adults, which is happening now.
Bobby Scott: “We cannot have a Nation where we are raising children of incarcerated adults, which is happening now.”
On the recordJuly 13, 2015
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Bobby Scott emphasizes the impact of parental incarceration on children.
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