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Mandela Barnes: “The 53206 zip code [in Milwaukee] is the state's poorest and…”

Featuring: Mandela Barnes, Democratic | Former Candidate, U.S. Senate Wisconsin

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Candid Politics: WI Governor Candidate Mandela Barnes

Published | Video Starts at 01:50

But, look, my story is just like anybody else's. I like to remind people that I was born and raised right in the city of Milwaukee, right in the heart of The 53206 zip code [in Milwaukee] is the state's poorest and the nation's most incarcerated. zip code. It's because of lack of investment. We all know what it comes down to. And that's one of the main reasons I got involved in public service in the first place, because I felt that things could be better. (01:50–01:53)

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Asserts that the 53206 zip code in Milwaukee is the poorest in Wisconsin and the most incarcerated in the U.S.

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