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Patrick Leahy: “Sentencing reform works. Taxpayer dollars can be used more efficiently to prevent crime rather than just build more…”

On the recordJuly 31, 2012
Sentencing reform works. Taxpayer dollars can be used more efficiently to prevent crime rather than just build more prisons.
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont

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Leahy emphasizes the effectiveness of sentencing reform and efficient use of taxpayer money.

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