Is Trump dumping justice reform?
Podcast |
To the Point
Publisher |
KCRW
Media Type |
audio
Categories Via RSS |
News
Publication Date |
Nov 14, 2019
Episode Duration |
00:49:50

With support from Democrats as well as Republicans, President Trump agreed to release inmates from harsh prison terms due to the War on Drugs.  But his own Justice Department wants them back behind bars. With 4700 former inmates already on the street, does the First Step Act have a future?

With support from Democrats as well as Republicans, President Trump agreed to release inmates from harsh prison terms due to the War on Drugs.  But his own Justice Department wants them back behind bars. With 4700 former inmates already on the...

With support from Democrats as well as Republicans, President Trump agreed to release inmates from harsh prison terms due to the War on Drugs.  He’s boasted about the First Step Act as an achievement in bipartisanship. But after federal judges have released some 4700 inmates, Trump’s own Justice Department wants them back behind bars.  It’s another sign of division in the Trump administration and new evidence that bipartisanship really isn’t the president’s thing. 

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