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Veronica Escobar: “Victims of crime also did not have access to justice.”

Featuring: Veronica Escobar, Democratic | U.S. House, Texas, District 16

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For example, people sat in the county jail for a lot longer and it meant higher costs. It also meant that people, Victims of crime also did not have access to justice. So there are real costs to not doing this, but there are also costs to the people who want to see justice done and served. (01:20–01:25)

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Asserts that delays in justice deny victims access to justice.

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