Question about Holding Police officers criminally responsible or imposing some sort of discipline for illegal or inappropriate conduct. To the extent Police Unions are standing in the way of making sure that officers are held accountable for their actions, i agree that that is a huge problem. Tonight our Washington Journal Program focusing on community policing. Well reair yesterday mornings entire program from richmond, virginia, with your calls and comments. The Richmond Police chief, the head of their Police Training academy and richmond mayor dwight jones. The Program Starts at 9 00 p. M. Eastern on cspan. Former president jimmy carter held a News Conference this morning in atlanta and briefed reporters about his health status. And treatments for brain and liver cancer. Well show you the event tonight at 8 00 p. M. Eastern on cspan. Heres some of what president carter had to say. At first i felt that it was confined to my liver and the operation had completely removed it, so i was
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Forum. I am glad that marissa is not my editor. If i had to keep my questions to 15 words welcome to tonights forum with the commonwealth club. Tonight tackles the question of surrounding forprofit punishment and whether private prisons help or harm the functioning of our criminal antice system, and this is important question because private prisons have been making a comeback under President Trump. They are poised to grow under his lawn order pro law and order approach to things. The Trump Administration reversed last years of Obama Administration directive to phase out privately run federal prisons. Twostock prices for the biggest Prison Companies have just about doubled since election day. Those companies are the geo group and course of it and and core civic. Hes also the author of sliver of light about his imprisonment in iran. [applause] she is alsos former undersecretary from the California Department of corrections and rehabilitation and a strong opponent of the death penalty. J
President trump. They are poised grow under his law and order approach to things and also his immigration policies. Already in february the tenth administration reversed last years Obama Administration directive to phase out privately run federal prisons and the two biggest private Prison Companies since election day. Those companies are the geogroup and course attack formerly corrections of americorps cca. We have an incredible panel joining us tonight. Shane bauer is a Senior Reporter for mother jones that he spent or months as a private recent guard and brought us a firsthand account of what happens in these prisons. Hes also the author of liver of life about his welcome shane bauer. [applause] next to shane is Jeanne Woodford former undersecretary of the California Department of corrections and rehabilitation and a strong opponent of the death penalty. Jeanne woodford thanks for coming. [applause] and alysia santo flew in from new york for this. Shes investigative journalist for th
On the case. From the Commonwealth Club of california, this is an hour. Our program tonight is our constitution, our climate and our children. Is there a right not to be harmed by Climate Change . And our speakers tonight are a distinguished group with phil gregory, partner, cojet petrie and macarthur llp, tia hatten, youth plaintiff in constitution and public trust case and julia olsen, executive director, our Childrens Trust. So please welcome our wonderful panel and greet them for us. [ applause ] and well ask phil to begin. Well, we just saw for those of you who havent heard, an amazing judicial feat today where the ninth circuit in a 30 opinion kept the temporary restraining order nationwide in place over the travel ban and that is [ cheers and applause ] its wonderful news and an excellent example about how our courts who serve as the third branch of government check the other two branches, the congress and the executive when they overstep their bounds, but courts dont just stop