Thursday, July 16, 2015

John Malveaux: C-SPAN.org: July 14, 2015 President Obama Spoke at the NAACP; called for shorter sentences for non-violent drug offenders.

John Malveaux of 
writes:


President Obama spoke at the NAACP annual convention. He addressed the criminal justice system and called for shorter sentences for non-violent drug offenders. The president noted that in the last few decades the U.S. had locked up more non-violent drug offenders, pointing out that African Americans and Latinos had been disproportionately affected. He urged Congress to pass a sentencing reform bill by the end of the year. In addition, he called for a review on solitary confinement and urged voting rights to be granted to felons who had served their time.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DbrDeWI3Zdg

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