Hanna Dershowitz

ACLU of Southern California

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Criminal Justice and Drug Policy Reform Advocate for the ACLU of Southern California

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The US Supreme Court has ruled that California's overcrowded prisons constitute cruel and unusual punishment.

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The US Supreme Court has ruled that California's overcrowded prisons constitute cruel and unusual punishment.

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