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Gwen Moore: If you don't allow people to work because they are formerly incarcerated, our communities do not have job opportunities.

On the recordSeptember 25, 2019
If you don't allow people to work because they are formerly incarcerated, our communities do not have job opportunities.
Said by
Gwen Moore
Democratic · Wisconsin

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Discussing the impact of incarceration on community job opportunities and violence.

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