Reforming the u. S. Criminal justice system. That includes his administrations move to shorten prison sentences for drug crimes. Now, the result is last year more than 6,000 inmates were released from prison early, and tens of thousands more may get out. Not all go home. About a third of the first 6,000 inmates whose sentences got shortened are not american citizens, and because of that, some released inmates were deported while others are now sitting in detention facilities while they await deportation hearings. The result is a messy collision of americas imperfect Immigration Laws with its changing criminal law, and thats turning what might have been joyous reunions for some immigrant families into a reality that is far more bittersweet. We have the story of one such family whose newly free father cannot live in the same country as his son, who is a u. S. Marine. A lot of my friends never knew this side of me. It was always us. Reporter they legally emigrated from the Dominican Repub
That includes his administrations move to shorten prison sentences for drug crimes. Now, the result is last year more than 6,000 inmates were released from prison early, and tens of thousands more may get out. Not all go home. About a third of the first 6,000 inmates whose sentences got shortened are not american citizens, and because of that, some released inmates were deported while others are now sitting in detention facilities while they await deportation hearings. The result is a messy collision of americas imperfect Immigration Laws with its changing criminal law, and thats turning what might have been joyous reunions for some immigrant families into a reality that is far more bittersweet. We have the story of one such family whose newly free father cannot live in the same country as his son, who is a u. S. Marine. A lot of my friends never knew this side of me. It was always us. Reporter they legally emigrated from the Dominican Republic in the 1980s. In this picture shes standi
Prison sentences for drug crimes. Now, the result is last year more than 6,000 inmates were released from prison early, and tens of thousands more may get out. Not all go home. About a third of the first 6,000 inmates whose sentences got shortened are not american citizens, and because of that, some released inmates were deported while others are now sitting in detention facilities while they await deportation hearings. The result is a messy collision of americas imperfect Immigration Laws with its changing criminal law, and thats turning what might have been joyous reunions for some immigrant families into a reality that is far more bittersweet. We have the story of one such family whose newly free father cannot live in the same country as his son, who is a u. S. Marine. A lot of my friends never knew this side of me. It was always us. Reporter they legally emigrated from the Dominican Republic in the 1980s. In this picture shes standing in between her parents. It made me a very reser
They handcuffed me to the bar and the bench that was there. When it happened, i was are ready pretty shaken up. A kind of pushed me over into my eyes off it was sitting on me. They were playing tugofwar with me. They were kind of throwing fake punches at me so i would hit the back of my head when i flinched. Amy we will speak to guardian reporter Spencer Ackerman as well as flint taylor, attorney and darrell cannon who was tortured by Chicago Police in 1983. 20 people are arrested after forming a human barricade at a Natural Gas Storage facility in upstate new york near seneca lake. It makes no sense for a place in new york to be allowing fracked gas from other states to be stored underneath this incredible 600 foot deep lake source of Drinking Water for 100,000 people. Amy josh fox will talk about his arrest and sure his most recent documentary short on the fight to save seneca lake. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report.
Reparations package for survivors of Police Torture, the city is rocked by another police scandal. More victims have come forward to talk about recent abuse inside a secret Detention Center at homan square. They handcuffed me to the bar and the bench that was there. When it happened, i was are ready pretty shaken up. A kind of pushed me over into my eyes off it was sitting on me. They were playing tugofwar with me. They were kind of throwing fake punches at me so i would hit the back of my head when i flinched. Amy we will speak to guardian reporter Spencer Ackerman as well as flint taylor, attorney and darrell cannon who was tortured by Chicago Police in 1983. 20 people are arrested after forming a human barricade at a Natural Gas Storage facility in upstate new york near seneca lake. It makes no sense for a place in new york to be allowing fracked gas from other states to be stored underneath this incredible 600 foot deep lake source of Drinking Water for 100,000 people. Amy josh fox