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Markwayne Mullin: “In New York City, we have 15,000 retainers on individuals…”

Featuring: Markwayne Mullin, Republican | U.S. Senate, Oklahoma

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No. I pulled this statistic up before on the drive up here, and I'm not picking. I guess I am picking on them, but I'm just using New York as an example. Okay. In New York City, we have 15,000 retainers on individuals that have been convicted of crimes and that are about ready to be released out of jail. This is in New York City alone. Zero have been honored. And New York State on top of that, 15,000. We have 27,000 detainers out. Now, those 27,000 retainers, it represents 41,000 crimes. (01:00–01:16)

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