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James Peterson
stated on June 23, 2017 a ruling from the bench

"Ted Kaczynski has less restrictive confinement than the youth at Lincoln Hills."

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By Alan Hovorka • August 18, 2017

Gwen Moore
stated on June 29, 2017 a speech

Says Dontre Hamilton "was shot 14 times by police for resting on a park bench in Milwaukee."

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August 1, 2017

Patrick Gallivan
stated on March 27, 2017 a press conference

Of "30,000 individuals arrested a year for crimes that are 16 or 17, over 95 percent of them do not result in a criminal conviction. Only 1.5 percent of them ultimately go to state prison."

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By Dan Clark • April 3, 2017

Steve Adler
stated on February 14, 2017 an open letter to Austin residents

"Local authorities in 43 states refused to honor more than 16,000 detainer requests from ICE from October 2013 to December 2015. Only in Alaska, Delaware, Hawaii, Maine, Montana, Vermont and Wyoming did local officials honor all requests, and detainers are relatively rare in those states."

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By W. Gardner Selby • February 23, 2017

Martin Golden
stated on January 30, 2017 a press conference announcing the Community Heroes Protection Act

"Just last year, alone, 710 police officers" were assaulted in New York state.

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By Dan Clark • February 11, 2017

Joe Sanfelippo
stated on February 1, 2017 an online video

"Over 39% of violent criminals return to prison following their release."

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By Dave Umhoefer • February 10, 2017

Duane Hall
stated on December 9, 2016 a speech to the N.C. Courts Commission

North Carolina could save "literally tens of millions of dollars" if it stopped prosecuting 16-year-olds as adults.

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By Will Doran • January 27, 2017

Lena Taylor
stated on October 13, 2016 an opinion column

"Slavery is still allowable under Wisconsin law as long as it’s a punishment for a crime."

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November 25, 2016

Russ Feingold
stated on October 26, 2016 a radio ad

Says Donald Trump and Ron Johnson "oppose a woman's right to choose and Johnson voted against the Violence Against Women Act."

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November 3, 2016

Robby Mook
stated on October 30, 2016 comments on "Meet the Press"

"There are Justice Department policies against" FBI Director James Comey discussing details of a federal investigation "so close to an election."

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By Linda Qiu • October 30, 2016

Kamala Harris
stated on August 22, 2016 a tweet.

"Over the last 40 years, this country’s prison population has grown by 500 percent."

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By Chris Nichols • September 16, 2016

Van Jones
stated on July 7, 2016 a panel discussion on CNN

African-Americans don't use drugs at a higher level than whites but "wind up going to prison six times more."

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By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • July 13, 2016

Charles Ramsey
stated on July 10, 2016 an interview on "Meet the Press"

"There are approximately 18,000 (police) departments in the United States."

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By Jon Greenberg • July 10, 2016

Rodney Ellis
stated on May 19, 2016 a press release in response to a lawsuit

Harris County, Texas has "some of the highest jailing and incarceration rates in the U.S. and the world."

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By Fauzeya Rahman • July 8, 2016

Arizona House Democrats
stated on June 20, 2016 a blog post

Says Gov. Doug Ducey wants to use "taxpayer dollars to increase the salaries of private prison guards."

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By Anthony Cave • June 29, 2016

Bernie Sanders
stated on March 26, 2016 a speech

"Under the federal Controlled Substance Act, marijuana is listed in the same Schedule I as heroin," even though "marijuana is not a killer drug like heroin."

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April 22, 2016

Jerome Buting
stated on April 11, 2016 an interview

Wisconsin pays criminal defense lawyers who represent the indigent $40 per hour, "the lowest in the country."

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April 20, 2016

Gina Hinojosa
stated on February 26, 2016 a campaign mailer

"Texas has a higher incarceration rate than Russia or Iran."

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By Emma Hinchliffe • March 23, 2016

Tim McGinty
stated on March 4, 2016 his campaign website

Says he "tore down hundreds of abandoned homes that served as havens for crime and reduce(d) the value of our neighborhoods."

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By Nadia Pflaum • March 4, 2016

Hillary Clinton
stated on February 11, 2016 a debate

Says Dontre Hamilton, who was killed during a confrontation with a Milwaukee police officer, was "unarmed."

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February 18, 2016

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