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On the recordDecember 12, 2017
They feel that these people should not even be in jail, but if they are not treated, they are going to do something to harm themselves or others, they will end up in jail.
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Tim Kaine
Democratic · Virginia

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Kaine discusses the issue of mental health treatment for individuals in jails.

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