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Collected Item: “Is the governor of California committing genocide by transfering inmates?”

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Is the governor of California committing genocide by transfering inmates?

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This is a Twitter post (social media) from a prison reform advocate. In the post he poses the question is the governor of California, Gavin Newsome, committing genocide by transferring inmates from a correctional facility with known covid cases to facilities that have no cases. The Tweet and responses show people's feelings on the subject.

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California, Gavin Newsom, prison, jail, incarceration, transfer, genocide

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https://twitter.com/akhan1437/status/1277306479087775744

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Adnan Khan

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2020-06-28
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