The United States is home to 5 of the wor 5 of the worlds population but 25 of the worlds prisoners. Every year we spend 80 billion to keep people locked up. Many of the folks in prison absolutely belong there. Our streets are safer thanks to the Brave Police Officers and dedicated prosecutors who put violent criminals behind bars. But over the last few decades weve also locked up more nonviolent offenders than ever before, for longer than ever before. Thats one of the real reasons our prison population is so high. In california, efforts to reform the criminal Justice System are already under way. One year ago, voters passed proposition 47. The landmark law reduces certain nonviolent crimes from felonies to misdemeanors. It also gives felons convicted of those crimes an opportunity to have their sentence reduced. Is prop 47 working . Joining me to help answer that question are george gascon, San Francisco District Attorney. Brandon martin, Research Associate for Public Policy institute
The United States is home to 5 of the wor 5 of the worlds population but 25 of the worlds prisoners. Every year we spend 80 billion to keep people locked up. Many of the folks in prison absolutely belong there. Our streets are safer thanks to the Brave Police Officers and dedicated prosecutors who put violent criminals behind bars. But over the last few decades weve also locked up more nonviolent offenders than ever before, for longer than ever before. Thats one of the real reasons our prison population is so high. In california, efforts to reform the criminal Justice System are already under way. One year ago, voters passed proposition 47. The landmark law reduces certain nonviolent crimes from felonies to misdemeanors. It also gives felons convicted of those crimes an opportunity to have their sentence reduced. Is prop 47 working . Joining me to help answer that question are george gascon, San Francisco District Attorney. Brandon martin, Research Associate for Public Policy institute
The United States is home to 5 of the wor 5 of the worlds population but 25 of the worlds prisoners. Every year we spend 80 billion to keep people locked up. Many of the folks in prison absolutely belong there. Our streets are safer thanks to the Brave Police Officers and dedicated prosecutors who put violent criminals behind bars. But over the last few decades weve also locked up more nonviolent offenders than ever before, for longer than ever before. Thats one of the real reasons our prison population is so high. In california, efforts to reform the criminal Justice System are already under way. One year ago, voters passed proposition 47. The landmark law reduces certain nonviolent crimes from felonies to misdemeanors. It also gives felons convicted of those crimes an opportunity to have their sentence reduced. Is prop 47 working . Joining me to help answer that question are george gascon, San Francisco District Attorney. Brandon martin, Research Associate for Public Policy institute
Doctors are headed to texas, looking for anyone who might have come into contact with with the first person diagnosed with ebola in the u. S. Prodemocracy protesters jeered leaders. The tests are the protests are in their 60 day demanding free elections. Mary barraors ceo will lay out her strategy with Investment Investors and analysts. Gm has been hampered by record recalls so far this year. Industry, the auto chrysler numbers are out for the month of september. Scarlet fu has more on the sales, up about 19 . Up about 19 . An consensus was for increase of 16 , so this is a better than estimated increase for chrysler. Previous to this announcement, analysts had been looking for General Motors to post the highest increase, 18 . Ford is expected to show a 2. 4 drop. Were still waiting for gm and ford numbers. Reiterate, chrysler reporting u. S. Auto sales for the month of september coming in with an increase of 19 , higher than what analysts had been looking for. We will be waiting for t
To one particular factor. So many things going on. Earnings season has begun. Oil prices were lower again. We got down below 250 on the 30year 30year. Below 1. 9 on the 10year yield. The president met with congressional leaders. Theres talk they were talking about trying to think about military action against Islamic State militants. So all kinds of things going on simultaneously. Not only all of those factors bill already mentioned, throw on top of that whether the European Central bank might see a block offing blocking of its quantitative easing. Well talk about more on all of that with our panel in a second here. Again, to tell you where we stand going into the final hour, the dow is off 118 points. The s p is giving up 16. Look at that were almost right back at that 2,000 level on the s p. The nasdaq meanwhile down about 27 on this tuesday. Turn around tuesday if you will. Weve had two turn around tuesdays today all in one. Joining us in our the closing bell exchange, theres amy wu