you have to throw the book at him. because if you don t, you re letting a hand grenade go off in society, why? why at that point? to protect the rights of an 18-year-old who has already got five felonies? protect the society more importantly. kat: look, probably nobody at this table would agree with me here, but i m somebody that has been a huge proponent of criminal justice reform when it comes to things like nonviolent drug offense. and i think people who somehow think that means okay, domestic violence, felony assault with a weapon, that is violence. we are not talking about those people! and judge i think you are right the pendulum will swing so far to the other direction. these idiots come i would say that anybody wants violent, repeated offenders on the street. they will do more to create tough on crime since i anyone flake tom cotton ever could. because people want to be safe. i really do think there is
conviction for a nonviolent drug offense. you think maybe this will be different and i get the job. reporter: rejection after rejection because virginia keeps non-violent dreg funnelies on a person s record for life, even if sober for all the years since. that doesn t say anything about my character today. reporter: an employer saw he was more of his record. david engwall of recovery unplugged. so much opportunity exist in the population, passion, drive, and a drive to want to be a productive member of society. that was three years ago. i have been employed with this company now and experienced the growth i wanted all along. reporter: growth and purpose after a second chance at life. jan crawford, cbs news, virginia. brown: second chance warranted. and that s tonight s cbs evening news. for norah o donnell, i m james brown.
my sentence was 150 years. that s right, 150 years. he s served 20 so far. estein s case is a prime example of harsh sentencing laws or both drug dealers and especially users. the legacy of the government s decades long war on drugs. more than 450,000 people in america are locked up for a drug offense. brian stevenson says criminalizing drug addiction is misguided. we said those people are criminals. and we didn t have to say that. we could have said their drug addiction and drug dependency is a health problem. is that why are jails are so full? absolutely. if you re looking for one explanation, this misguided war on drugs would be at the top of the list. but things have been changing. you may have heard of the first step act signed into law late last year by president
into ukrainian hands. now the group has acknowledged a man from the southern african nation of zambia has been killed fighting on the front lines in ukraine. this is 23-year-old nathan miranda. wagner s founder says he was rae cruited from a russian jail and is a hero. why do you need this war? after all, the chance of dieing is quite high. and he answered what i expected. you russians helped us africans gain independence for many years. the wagner group saves thousands of africans. and if i go to war with you, this is probably a very small way in which i can pay our debts. zambian authorities say niranda was studying nuclear engineering in russia but was thrown in jail for more than nine years for what his father says was a drug offense.
a man from the southern african nation of zambia has been killed fighting on the frontlines in ukraine. this is 23-year-old , putin s chef admits he recruited miranda from a russian jail and says he died a hero. i told a child to him in the region, why do you need this war? after all the chance of dying is quite high. and he answered what i expected. you russians helped us africans gain independence for many years. the wagner group saves thousands of africans, and if i go to war with you, this is probably a very small way in which i can pay our debts. zambia authorities say that narendra was studying loot nuclear engineering in russia votes on ngo for more than nine years for what his father told reuters was a drug offense. despite what he said about narendra s alleged gratitude,