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will decide whether to take them to federal custody and deport them or allow them to go through the u.s. criminal justice system. president trump has singled out ms-13 for its brutality. heather: the border wall funding will be one of the big battles as congress returns to work this week. what do we expect on that front? you are right. that s because congress is facing a september 30th deadline to pass spending bills and to avoid another government shutdown. the battle over immigration and the president s border wall is expected to be a key sticking point in those negotiations. president trump will once again try to get congress to fully fund his signature campaign promise. democrats are preparing to once again block that from happening. they have a bit of fresh motivation as well after the administration announced plans last week to build 175 miles of barriers along the border using
they have no caps on probation. we want to get 1 million people out of the system by 2023 while keeping communities safe. you told me you wanted to an voice for the voiceless and you re doing that. yeah, i brush shoulders with a lot of people who lost their whole lives to the system. i got out of there, i wanted to use my voice. doing the most with my opportunities, that s what i always wanted to do. i got a chance, a shot, and i m taking it. we re joined once again by john legend. we re happy to welcome former attorney general loretta lynch, who served under president obama, and it was spoken out about how tough it can be for former prisoners to re-enter society. also with us is nick turner who leads the very institute of justice and fighting for criminal justice reform. we do want to acknowledge matthew charles who earlier this year became one of the first prisoners released out of a federal first step act. matthew, we re going to talk to you a little bit later. i wanted to ack
we re in a men s prison right now. in terms of women in the system, does the bail issue disproportionately affect them? the bail issue disproportionally impacts people of color and women. women are at the bottom of the economic totem pole and don t make the same amount of money men do for the same job. they re the primary caregivers. 80% of women in the system are moms. they re forced to make a decision between feeding their children and keeping a roof over their head or paying bail. so they stay in jail cells while their families are destroyed outside. john, it s one of the things you see. we talked about your issues growing up, a mother who was incarcerated at some point. how does this impact beyond just the focus of this? well, first of all, we have to realize this is big business. these bail bonds companies, it s a $2 billion industry. these folks are being locked up purely because they can t afford to pay something. essentially what we re saying is you should be locked up if
sean picas served over 15 years on manslaughter, turned his life around, is executive director for hudson link for higher education in prison, providing education and life skills to incarcerated men and women, helping then re-enter society. lawrence barkley spent 27 years in prison. he s the director of a publication news inside for the marshall project, a nonprofit news organization focusing on the u.s. criminal justice system. lawrence and sean both did time here at sing sing. that brings us to michael capra, for 17 years superintendent of this facility after a long and impressive career in law enforcement. great to see all of you. superintendent, thank you for hosting us here. your job here as the superintendent, essentially to keep the lid on, make sure everyone s safe, make sure your employees get home safe at the end of the day. you realized that wasn t thuf and programs were necessary. what do you find the more programs, the more occupational things that you can do here, how