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Senator Tom Cotton Wants to Keep Kids in Jail

Hard Knock Life

The Arkansas senator is on track to single-handedly block a bill that would have stopped law enforcement from throwing children in prison for minor offenses.

Eleanor Clift

Published Jun. 6 2016 1:00AM EDT

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Eleanor Clift

Eleanor Clift

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