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Joseph Moody: “We have an immediate need to reduce jail and prison…”

Featuring: Joseph Moody, Democratic | Texas House of Representatives, District 78

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Looking Ahead The 87th Texas Legislature.

Published | Video Starts at 06:52

And that's something that we're going to have to look at. Right. So challenge of money, challenge of distance. Right? We need more distance. We have an immediate need to reduce jail and prison populations. We have an immediate need to reduce contact between law enforcement and Texans to keep both populations safe. In fact, during this time we've seen many local jurisdictions that are looking the other way on low grade possession. (06:52–06:58)

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