People for jaywalking in this mandatory minimum sentences passed during joe bidens tenure increased the federal prison population by about 800 percent and theres a pretty direct correlation between mandatory minimum sentences and federal prison growth i think the causal link is pretty clear an undeniable in fairness to biden he wasnt alone in advocating harsh sentencing and it was electorally popular but the issue has become controversial in 2019 because he campaigned on his crime legislation until relatively recently despite the obvious social devastation and his recent apologies have been filled with qualifications and he said were talking about things that happened a long time ago barack obama trusted me that should be enough reference. Darrius is now 46. 00 and adjusting to a world thats changed since he was jailed at 23. 00 but while billions of dollars have been spent on prisons and police due to bidens legislation the lack of opportunity in his hometown remains vivid. Worse we d
All our offensive against the selfproclaimed republicans. Live from our International News center in moscow this is artsy wherever youre chiming in from right around the world this hour alone welcome we begin with some breaking news on the program the u. S. House Intelligence Committee has just released a Democratic Party memo country republican claims of f. B. I. Surveillance of pieces well that is the spy its objections from the white house which earlier said the memo should not be released as it contains sense the material it relates to the ongoing probe into alleged russian meddling in the twenty sixteen american president ial election the latest document accuse. It is the republicans of trying to undermine the f. B. I. After the republican memo earlier this month accused the f. B. I. And the Justice Department of securing a warrant to spy on Donald Trumps president ial campaign the warrant was based on on verified claims made in the no natori is trump dot ca written by the former