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Groups file sweeping criminal justice ballot measure

Julia Shumway and Arren Kimbel-Sannit//December 20, 2019//

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Groups file sweeping criminal justice ballot measure

Groups file sweeping criminal justice ballot measure

Julia Shumway and Arren Kimbel-Sannit//December 20, 2019//

Prisoners serving time for non-violent crimes would get one day off their sentences for every day served under a ballot measure filed by a newly formed group Friday. The initiative,...

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