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Jasmine Crockett: “A lot of it comes down to, really, Democrats versus…”

Featuring: Jasmine Crockett, Democratic | U.S. House, Texas, District 30

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Jasmine Crockett Discusses Her Journey, Political Challenges, and Advocacy for Justice Reform

Published | Video Starts at 21:33

… would get in rural Texas versus the amount of time for the same thing in urban Texas, just night and day. So that's even another dividend that we see. And A lot of it comes down to, really, Democrats versus Republicans and how they choose to offer sentences. What it is that they're willing to consider as mitigation. I just see a lot of heartlessness where it's just a matter of just lock them up and throw away the key. (21:33–21:44)

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