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On the recordJuly 14, 2014
Since the 1980s, the federal Bureau of Prisons has experienced a dramatic growth in its prison population.
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F. Sensenbrenner
Republican · Wisconsin

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Sensenbrenner highlights the significant increase in federal prison population since the 1980s.

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