Hillary Clinton: end the mass incarceration of non-violent criminals

[brooklynite]

(from tonight's reception).

She will be talking about Baltimore at an event with former NYC Mayor David Dinkens

[bravenak]

1. Glad to see this.

[cali]

2. glad she's on board with this and speaking out on it

[Hekate]

3. Kickety

[Dawson Leery]

4. kick

[Scootaloo]

5. Glad to hear it n/t

[joshcryer]

15. So it's not "sculpted rhetoric" now?

[Scootaloo]

17. I have no idea if it is or not. It's good to hear though.

And wow, you've really been sitting on that for over half a year?

[joshcryer]

6. She's been supporting that since at least Ferguson.

And I think it's a party plank. Not terribly controversial.

[pipoman]

7. If it is a party plank it has been

Ignored in the current administration...beyond releasing 20 people or something...

[joshcryer]

9. Huh, it's not specifically in there.

Falls under "combating inequalities in our criminal justice system," but it's not specifically mentioned about non-violent offenders. That surprises me. She'll have to specifically mention it if she gets the nod for 2016.

BTW, this appears to be a nice marijuana endorsement, albeit indirectly.

[Cali_Democrat]

10. Most people are incarcerated by states

Obama has no power to pardon those people.

[JaneyVee]

13. Obama can only pardon Federal inmates.

[okaawhatever]

22. Ridiculous. Obama fought for and got: equal sentences for crack & powder cocaine, repealed the

1st mandatory minimum drug law in 4 decades, with the DOJ changed the guidance for using mandatory minimums when the offense is non-violent. Basically he couldn't get the law repealed, but the DOJ can issue guidance to the prosecutors as to when they should seek certain penalties.

He also made sure the ACA covered rehab.

https://www.whitehouse.gov/ondcp/drugpolicyreform

[msanthrope]

28. Don't bring facts into the ODS. nt

[MaggieD]

30. Yep.

[think]

8. still it needs to be said and it needs to HAPPEN. so good for her for speaking up./nt

[joshcryer]

12. Yes, I just didn't want people thinking it was a new position.

Like she just decided to take this position today.

“Imagine what we would feel and what we would do if white drivers were three times as likely to be searched by police during a traffic stop as black drivers, instead of the other way around,” she said, “if white offenders received prison sentences 10 percent longer than black offenders for the same crimes, if a third of all white men—just look at this room and take one third—went to prison during their lifetime. Imagine that. That is the reality in the lives of so many of our fellow Americans and so many of the communities in which they live.”

http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/politics/2014/08/hillary_clinton_on_ferguson_protests_and_michael_brown_s_killing_the_former.html

Scootaloo called it "sculpted rhetoric" when I mentioned it before.

[Chemisse]

11. Yes. We need to see movement on this.

[JaneyVee]

14. KNR!

[ucrdem]

16. That's the spirit.

Hope we''ll be seeing more of this new Hillary!

[tabasco]

18. I can get behind that.

I hope she's serious.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

19. Excellent

The for profit prisons are going to be pissed.

[Vattel]

20. Good for her!

[Electric Monk]

21. Non-violent criminals like Wall St. Banksters?

If they've been mass incarcerated already I guess I missed that news, though.

[morningfog]

23. What does that mean? What are the specifics and where is she going with it?

It sounds great, but means different things to different people.

[quadrature]

24. she did exactly what in the USSenate, towards this goal? ...nt

[lovemydog]

25. Much agreed.

I'd like to see a lot of movement on this at State and Federal levels!

As for the Hillary team, to the extent they can draft specific proposals on how her Administration envisions working with these officials, then I think that's really great.

Regardless of who gets the democratic party nomination, I think all relevant Federal and State officials should be taking concrete steps toward this major prison reform.

[AuntPatsy]

26. Kicking

[Politicub]

27. K&R!

[MaggieD]

29. But, but, but... she's not a populist

Or so we are told. Anyway, high five to her!

[samsingh]

31. this is good

[project_bluebook]

32. That won't make the corporate prisons happy

[damnedifIknow]

33. Love this

[gopiscrap]

34. I agree with her there!

[bluestateguy]

35. That's good to hear! But stay away from the loser Dinkins

That's to that incompetent boob we got Rudy Giuliani.

[delrem]

36. A no brainer. Good to see she's onboard!

[DonCoquixote]

37. OK, I like this

If she keeps this up, people who were prepared to hold their nose and vote might actually simply breathe..I myself would look forweard to that.

[raccoon]

38. That will be great, if it comes to pass. nt