, nearly half of all federal inmates were serving time for drugrelated offenses. As many of you have thoroughly reported, the state of affairs not only had serious financial limitations for our country, it also exacted a human and moral toll that is impossible to calculate. Studies show that the policies that impose these costs have not had a Significant Impact in making our communities measurably safer. The persistence of the status quo demanded that National Criminal justice leaders really closely examine our institutions and reorient our practices. So that all that all americans deserve. Under president obamas leadership, we began to push for serious change. In 2010, as a result of our efforts and the Close Partnership of leaders from both parties, both parties, on capitol hill. President was able to find the fair sentencing act sign the fair sentencing act. Over the years we have also worked to strengthen reentry policies, to advance targeted improvements. In early 2013, i took the
I forgot, you asked a question about policing and stuff, i dont want to be seen to be evading questions. We had a great time, but one thing surprised me was the sheer number of geiger counters that are deployed by the nypd. There are thousands, they have thousands and thousands of radioactivity detectors. I didnt know the threat of a dirty bomb was thought to be so substantial. Were taking that back. Youre going to deploy more geiger counters . Ive asked us to do a risk assessment. The early indications are that we dont think its necessary but it was very, very striking here. Super quick. Mr. Mayor, thank you for joining us. About a month ago, bobby jindal, louisiana governor, was in london and he made some comments about nogo zones around britain. I was very surprised by those statements and you know, with Great Respect to Governor Jindal and everybody else who has made this kind of comment, i think theyre in need of some sort of gentle education on this point. I would be more than ha
Executive action, the process of possibility of a dhs shutdown and rebecca berg of the washington examiner. Later our to her tour of historically black colleges and universities continues with Brian Johnson at tesco g university tuskegee university. Former defense secretary William Cohen sits down to discuss the teacher of defense wednesday looking at issues like the situation in ukraine and pandemic diseases. We will have live coverage at 10 00 a. M. Eastern rum the Center American progress. The cspan cities tour takes tv on the road, traveling to u. S. Cities to learn about the history and literary life. We partnered with Time Warner Cable for a grids it visit to greensboro, north carolina. After months of cleaning the house, charles was making one more walkthrough and in the attic he saw an envelope with a green seal and walked over. Noticed the date was 1832. He removed a single nail from a panel in an upstairs cattle and discovered a trunk, books and portraits. This was this treas
Them back into slavery. Clinton was not an abolition of slavery was thriving in the British Empire at the time in the west indies. He wasnt trying to abolish slavery but he said weve promised freedom and taking keeps his promises. So somewhere of a 3000 slaves left with the british concluded a couple of George Washingtons own slaves. He said of clinton, either way i would like you to keep an eye out for a couple of my slaves. They left with the british. They scattered all over the place. Some ended up in candidate, some in britain, some independent sierra leone. Some were sold back into slavery by the british and ended up in the west indies so they had the own very interesting stories. But the fact that 3000 or so africanamericans gained their liberty through the british not to the americans is another just sign at the contradiction in American History right from the birth of our republic. Host absolutely. The book is titled gateway to freedom the Hidden History of the underground rail
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