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You have absolutely no idea what you are talking about.
Cotton is on record saying: “We have an under-incarceration problem”

-2.3 million incarcerated.
-Highest incarceration rate in world.
-32 states have higher rates than next country.
-1/4 pop of China. 500k more caged.
More jailed just pretrial than everyone imprisoned in India.
What a dangerously simple & privileged headspace Tom Cotton inhabits. A headspace empty of critical thinking. Devoid of care of the communities ravaged by overpolicing. Hostile to data & studies. Cynical enough to weaponize the pain of Jews to justify & inflict pain on others.
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