worse. the problem being the mass incarceration, especially among african-americans. so, clinton apologized. should biden do the same or should he say, look, this is something that happened 25 eryoeryoyears ago? it was responsible partly for one of the most dramatic expansion of prison population in history. it gave states cash money and financial incentives as states passed these very severe sentencing laws. it was tough on crime, but it wasn t smart on crime. it didn t make communities any safer, but it did result in twice as many people being locked up as before president clinton started office. again, we know that hasn t made families better off or communities safer, which is why president clinton apologized for his role with regard to the crime bill. hey, john allen, here is something i think you know because i ve been following your twitter feed about all of this. here are the lawmakers who are
inspired by stories like alice s, my administration worked closely with members of both parties to sign the first step act into law. big deal. it s a big deal. [ applause ] this legislation reformed sentencing laws that have wrongly and disproportionatley armed the african american community. the first step act gives non-violent offenders the chance to reenter society as productive, law abiding citizens. now states across the country are following our lead. america is a nation that believes in redemption. we are also joined tonight by matthew charles from tennessee.
thank you very much, alice. thank you very much. inspired by stories like alice s, my administration worked closely with members of both parties to sign the first step act into law. big deal. it s a big deal. this legislation reformed sentencing laws that have wrongly and disproportionately harmed the african-american community. the first step act gives nonviolent offenders the chance to re-enter society as productive law-abiding citizens. now states across the country are following our lead.
[applause] inspired by stories like alice s, my administration worked closely with members of both parties to sign the first step act into law. big deal. that is a big deal. [applause] this legislation reformed sentencing laws that have wrongly and disproportionately harmed the african-american community. the first step act gives nonviolent offenders the chance to re-enter society as productive, law-abiding citizens. now, states across the country are following our lead. america is a nation that believes in redemption. we are also joined tonight by matthew charles from tennessee.
[ applause ] inspired by stories like alice s, my administration worked closely with members of both parties to sign the first step act into law. big deal. it s a big deal. [ applause ] this legislation reformed sentencing laws that have wrongly and disproportionally harmed the african american community. the first step act gives non-violent offenders the chance to reenter society as productive law-abiding sicitizens. now states across the country are following our lead. america is a nation that believes in redemption. we re also joined tonight by