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Well, let's begin.

Ready. Thank you very much, by the way.

For sure, Governor John Bell, Edwards, my name is D1.

It's a pleasure to meet you. This is the second time.

I sit in the Governor's Mansion in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Listening in on an interview between Louisiana Governor John Bell Edwards

and New Orleans rapper D1.

His days before runoff election between the Democratic and Comedant John Bell

Edwards and his Republican challenger, which Edwards will go on to win

with 95% support from Black voters.

When you speak about criminal justice reform, that's something where unfortunately

everyone in this room right now probably has a personal loved one who's locked

up or who has been locked up.

And we still love them because we know that despite any mistake they have made

or a lot of people have been wrongfully convicted as we know.

Despite that, they still deserve a second chance, you know, in this world oftentimes.

Now, the room that was sitting in inside this Governor's Mansion

gets straight out the handlebell himself.

I'm talking velvet drapes, crystal chandeliers,

there's even hand printed French wallpaper.

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