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Why The 'Law and Order' President Supports Criminal Justice Reform
Inimai Chettiar, director of the justice program at the Brennan Center for Justice, talks about what's in Congress's rare bi-partisan criminal justice reform bill, who it helps, and who it leaves out.
"... And meanwhile having an Attorney General that step-by-step dismantled basically everything that the Obama administration tried to do to reduce prison populations." 2/2 https://t.co/N7NnoDseWR
— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) December 14, 2018Why is President Trump for criminal justice reform? "There are very powerful forces on the Right that have been pushing him on this, including the Koch brothers and other Conservative groups," which "makes Conservatives look more compassionate," says @Inimai of @BrennanCenter.
— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) December 14, 2018