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Patrick Leahy: “For nonviolent offenders, simply imprisoning them for long terms does not help reduce recidivism.”

On the recordJuly 31, 2012
For nonviolent offenders, simply imprisoning them for long terms does not help reduce recidivism.
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont

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Leahy discusses the ineffectiveness of long prison terms for nonviolent offenders.

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