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Eric Adams: “30 to 40% of [young people who are incarcerated] across the…”

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I'm dyslexic. So I went from a D student to a A student once I learned now when you look at all these young people who are incarcerated, 30 to 40% of [young people who are incarcerated] across the country are dyslexic or have a learning disability. Wow. So if you feel they're struggling in. School, there's no other opportunity they don't do. Ah, that's it. They go. They go. (09:02–09:08)

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Asserts that a significant percentage of incarcerated youth have dyslexia or learning disabilities.

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