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Prison population. a primary driver of this mass incarceration phenomenon is our drug laws, our mandatory minimum sentencing around drug laws. one of obama s attorney generals eric holder now says quote the policy announced today is not tough on crime. it is dumb on crime. but, the trump white house says the change was carefully crafted. this policy was form lathed after extensive consultation with the prosecutors that handled these cases, each and every day around the country. prison reform advocates are alarmed by the prospect of a return to the war on drugs. the problem with the war on drugs was that it swept up not just people engaged in high level drug offending but lots of people in the lower levels of the drug trade. that had very little impact on drug use and abuse. on capitol hill, democrats and at least one republican are scoffing at this new policy, too. senator rand paul says, quote: mandatory minimum ....
that s a major change from a obama administration approach designed to reduce prison populations. a primary driver of this mass incarceration phenomenon is our drug laws are mandatory minimum sentencing around drug laws. one of obama s attorney generals eric holder now says quote the policy announced today is not tough on crime, it is dumb on crime. but the trump white house says the change was carefully crafted. this policy was formulated after extensive consultation with the prosecutors that handle these cases each and every day around the country. prison reform advocates are alarmed by the prospect of a return to the war on drugs. the problem with the war on drugs was that it swept up not just people engaged in high level drug offending but lots of people in the lower levels of the drug trade. that had very little impact on drug use and abuse. on capitol hill, democrats and at least one republican are scoffing at this new policy too. ....
If mandatory minimum sentences will even apply to drug offenses with what the last minute she should try to to be lenient and considered nonviolent. we are returning to enforcement of law that was passed by congress, plain and simple. if you are a drug trafficker we will not look the other way. that s a major change from the obama ministration approach designed to reduce prison populations. our primary driver of the mass incarceration phenomenon is our drug laws are mandatory minimum sentences around drug laws. reporter: eric holder now says quote the policy announced today is not tough on crime, it is dumb on crime. the trump white house says the change is now carefully crafted. this policy was formulated after extensive with the prosecutors a handful of cases each and every day around the country. reporter: prison reform advocates are alarmed by the prospect of a return to the war on drugs. ....
Approach designed to reduce prison population. a primary driver of this mass incarceration phenomenon is our drug laws, our mandatory minimum sentencing around drug laws. one of obama s attorney generals eric holder now says quote the policy announced today is not tough on crime. it is dumb on crime. but, the trump white house says the change was carefully crafted. this policy was form lathed after extensive consultation with the prosecutors that handled these cases, each and every day around the country. prison reform advocates are alarmed by the prospect of a return to the war on drugs. the problem with the war on drugs was that it swept up not just people engaged in high level drug offending but lots of people in the lower levels of the drug trade. that had very little impact on drug use and abuse. on capitol hill, democrats and at least one republican are scoffing at this new policy, too. senator rand paul says, ....
They used to. it s all driven by changes in criminal justice policy. let s listen to the way the president put that in his riz visit to the prison. a primary driver of this mass incarceration phenomenon is our drug laws are mandatory minimum sentencing around drug laws. and we have to consider whether this is the smartest way for us to both control crime and rehabilitate individuals. this is costing taxpayers across america $80 billion a year. we ve also seen a privatization in the prison business, we can now call it, since it s no longer completely government run. over these decades, when the populations have increased, are there profit incentives in this system now? are there profiteers in this system that are, in effect, lobbies for increased prison ....