Cspan. So we will be archiving the video for this event so youll have an opportunity to view it later if you would like at brookings. Edu. We would welcome questions or comments that you have. We set up a twitter feed cjreform so you can post any comments you have during the forum. So the United States has one of the highest incarceration rates in the world. Our prisons are overcrowded and there are Racial Disparities in convictions and sentencing. We need to reform our criminal Justice System and develop alternatives to the existing policies. Today were going to be discussing criminal Justice Reform and how to approach that issue. To help us think about that subject, im pleased to welcome Governor Terry mcauliffe to brookings. Many of you know him as a governor of the commonwealth and lifelong entrepreneur. He has worked to create jobs and build a 21st century economy. He also is committed to bettering the lives of ordinary people. After the tragic violence at charlottesville, he spok
Cjreform so you can post any comments you have during the forum. So the United States has one of the highest incarceration rates in the world. Our prisons are overcrowded and there are Racial Disparities in convictions and sentencing. We need to reform our criminal Justice System and develop alternatives to the existing policies. Today were going to be discussing criminal Justice Reform and how to approach that issue. To help us think about that subject, im pleased to welcome Governor Terry mcauliffe to brookings. Many of you know him as a governor of the commonwealth and lifelong entrepreneur. He has worked to create jobs and build a 21st century economy. He also is committed to bettering the lives of ordinary people. After the tragic violence at charlottesville, he spoke out forcefully against hatred and bigotry. And just over the weekend, he hosted a family day at a juvenile Correction Center which brought together inmates and family members. Hes been a trailblazer in restoring civi
Criminal suftis system more fair. They outlaw recommendations for them to consider. The Vice President of government studies at the Brookings Institution and i would like to welcome you to this forum on criminal Justice Reform. We are webcasting this event live so a warm welcome to all of our viewers from across the country and also those of you watching it live on cspan. We will be archiving video for this event so you will have an opportunity to view it later if you would like at brookings. Edu. We would also welcome any questions or comments that you have. Weve set up a twitter feed at cjreform. Thats cjreform. You are welcome to post any comments that you have during the forum. So the United States has one of the highest incarceration rates in the world. Our prisons are overcrowded and there are Racial Disparities and we need to inform the criminal Justice System and develop alternatives to the existing policies. Today well be discussing criminal Justice Reform and how to approach
[ cheers and applause ] [ cheers and applause ] [ applause ] all right thank you. [ cheers and applause ] [ cheers and applause ] as speaker of the house delegates and president of the joint assembly, its my pleasure to present to you his excellency, the governor of the commonwealth, the honorable terrence r. Mcauliffe. [ cheers and applause ] thank you. Thank you. [ cheers and applause ] thank you. Speaker, leader norman, ladies and gentlemen of the virginia General Assembly, thank you for invoiting me to speak with you this evening. And to the people of virginia, who are with us tonight or who are watching from home, thank you for the honor of serving as this commonwealths 72nd governor. [ cheers and applause ] we are joined here this evening by our great lieutenant governor, ralph northam. [ applause ] [ cheers and applause ] and our great attorney general, mark herring. [ cheers and applause ] these two virginia leaders have been great partners as we work to build a stronger, more
[ cheers and applause ] [ cheers and applause ] [ applause ] all right thank you. [ cheers and applause ] [ cheers and applause ] as speaker of the house delegates and president of the joint assembly, its my pleasure to present to you his excellency, the governor of the commonwealth, the honorable terrence r. Mcauliffe. [ cheers and applause ] thank you. Thank you. [ cheers and applause ] thank you. Speaker, leader norman, ladies and gentlemen of the virginia General Assembly, thank you for invoiting me to speak with you this evening. And to the people of virginia, who are with us tonight or who are watching from home, thank you for the honor of serving as this commonwealths 72nd governor. [ cheers and applause ] we are joined here this evening by our great lieutenant governor, ralph northam. [ applause ] [ cheers and applause ] and our great attorney general, mark herring. [ cheers and applause ] these two virginia leaders have been great partners as we work to build a stronger, more