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TRUMP AGENDA - Criminal Justice Reform?

TRUMP AGENDA - Criminal Justice Reform?

"Is Trump’s Criminal Justice plan ‘rehabilitative and redemptive?’" PBS NewsHour 11/14/2018

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SUMMARY:  President Trump has outlined a new bipartisan agreement on Criminal Justice Reform.  The plan ends the “three strikes” policy mandating life in prison for third-time drug offenders and adds incentives for low-risk inmates.  Mark Holden, general counsel for Koch Industries, which advocated for the proposal, joins Judy Woodruff to explain why he thinks the reform “makes communities safer.”




"Why Trump’s criminal justice reform plan could represent a ‘breakthrough’" PBS NewsHour 11/14/2018

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SUMMARY:  President Trump has announced a criminal justice reform plan that would enact major changes to the nation’s sentencing laws -- and reduce prison terms for some inmates.  NPR's Carrie Johnson joins Judy Woodruff to discuss why the new bipartisan agreement is a ‘big deal’ and what its chances are for garnering Senate support.  Plus, analysis of Matt Whitaker's status as acting attorney general.



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