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Patrick Leahy: “Already, in our country, the United States has the highest reported rate of incarceration of any country. Any country. I…”

On the recordDecember 11, 2012
Already, in our country, the United States has the highest reported rate of incarceration of any country. Any country. I mean, this is--something is wrong here.
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont

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Leahy points out the U.S. has the highest incarceration rate globally, indicating a systemic issue.

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