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Critics protest money allocated for prison expansion

Gary Grado//June 9, 2015//

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Critics protest money allocated for prison expansion

Critics protest money allocated for prison expansion

Gary Grado//June 9, 2015//

Samuel Richard, director of Protecting Arizona’s Family Coalition, says the state needs more money for education and mental health programs, not more prison beds, at a...

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