This forum on criminal Justice Reform were webcasting live. We will be archiving the video for this event so you will have an opportunity to view it later. We welcome any questions or comments you have while we set at cjreform,eed so you are welcome to post any comments you have. Our prisons are overcrowded and there are Racial Disparities in sentencing. We need to develop alternatives to existing policies. Today we will be discussing criminal Justice Reform and how to approach that issue. To help us think about that, i am pleased to welcome governor telly mcculloch to brookings. Terry mccullough. He helped to create and build a 21stcentury economy. But, he is also committed to bettering the lives of ordinary people. After the tragic violence in charlottesville, he spoke out forcefully about hatred and bigotry. Just the other weekend, he hosted a weekend to bring inmates andenile their families. He has been a trailblazer in restoring civil Voting Rights for those released from prison.
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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