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Eric Adams: “You got 30% that are dealing with a learning disability, 30%…”

Featuring: Eric Adams, Democratic | Mayor of New York

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Published | Video Starts at 30:29

80% of the room will raise their hands. A learning disability that's not properly diagn and treated is a pathway to our correctional facilities. You got 30% that are dealing with a learning disability, 30% of dyslexia, and you got other learning disabilities. Then you add it to the 50% that are dealing with mental health. That's 80% of your population. That's major.421A expired during your administration. (30:29–30:36)

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Asserts that 30% of inmates have dyslexia, with additional learning disabilities present.

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