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Sanders calls for criminal justice reform

By Kelly Cohen
Published July 7, 2016 3:05pm ET
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Sanders calls for criminal justice reform
"We need real criminal justice reform so that people can walk down the street without worrying about whether they'll get harassed or shot," Sanders said. (Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg, File) | Patrick T. Fallon

In the wake of two deadly police shootings of black men, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., is calling for criminal justice reform.

“The violence that killed Alton Sterling and Philando Castile has become an all too common occurrence for people of color and IT. MUST. STOP,” the Democratic presidential hopeful tweeted Thursday morning.

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