I was a federal public defender during the most important years of the drug war. I saw people go to jail for nothing, and go to jail for a long time. (Ayelet Waldman)

I was a federal public defender during the most important years of the drug war. I saw people go to jail for nothing, and go to jail for a long time.

Ayelet Waldman

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