time in prison than they would if sentenced to day for exactly the same crime. this is simply not right. as a society we pay much too high a price whenever our system fails to deliver the just outcomes necessary to deter and punish crime. to keep us safe. and to ensure that those who have paid their debts have a, have a chance to become productive citizens. >> reforming the war on drugs is not confined to eric holder's office. the obama administration has found a somewhat unlikely ally in 2016, republican presidential contender, rand paul who praised president obama in a conversation with former obama senior adviser, david axelrod. >> they say white kids, black and brown kids use drugs at the same rate overall. three out of four people in prison are black or brown. so i think the war on drugs, not purposefully, but inadvertently has a racial outcome. the president, this is one thing