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Collected Item: “Violent Offenders Should Be Considered for Early Release”

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Violent Offenders Should Be Considered for Early Release

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video

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In this video Phil Melendez discussed the impact of Covid-19 on incarcerated persons and his belief that violent offenders should also be considered for early release to slow the spread of Covid and protect the inmate from receiving a defacto death sentence.

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incarceration, prison, violent offender, early release, defacto death sentence, social media, Twitter, Restore Justice, AJ Contrast

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https://twitter.com/AJContrast/status/1291744310526910470

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AJ Contrast

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2020-08-07
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