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Affront to our american values and injustice. >> that slap in the face, greg stanton said our community voted him out of power. tell us some things he is said to have done. things i recall, for instance, putting up a tent city in the prison when it was cold in temperature the -- hot out there and the soles of those shoes of the prisoners were melting in the heat and making them wear pink underwear just to shame and humiliate them. that kind of thing certainly qualifies as terrorizing. >> exactly...

>> i was. >> striped suits, chain gangs. its like making america great again. >> when are we going to talk about the ban -- >> next segment. >> people said he wasnt going to build a wall, wasnt going to make mexico pay for it, not going to end sanctuary cities. he is telling you hes going to do all these things. >> hes not going to build the wall. mexico is not going to pay for it. do you think theyre going to a great pay for it? >> i dont think they have a chance. >> you want to change nafta. i...

>> when they are caught, you send them back. president obama didnt do that. he didnt do that. he let them stay. >> you are done with obama. youre on to trump. >> he is the gift that keeps on giving. >> the law is set up to do it. you have to have a president and border security and i.c.e. >> there has to be enforcement at local levels. >> you have to uphold the law. >> do you think obama said dont let -- >> he said were not going to deport them. >> youve been listening to trump too long. >> i do...

Continued to be used. and was not acted on to terminate it. the state of alabama was sued not just about hitching posts but chain gangs. the -- a man could be put on a chain gang for not making his bed, being shaved, shackled between eight chain of men and the case brought demonstrated were disproportionally affecting african-americans. in later litigation the practice of using the hitching post was called by an alabama judge the most painful and torture rous short of execution. and the united s...

Welcome back, to our viewers in the united states and around the world, im wolf blitzer, we have been watching much of the senate hearings, the republican from alabama pick for the attorney general, most of whom praised him, some of whom, talking about the democrats confronted him on issues ranging from civil rights, sentencing, to chain gangs, about 3:30 another confirmation hearing is set to begin, taking up the retired u.s. general john kelly to back the next secretary of homeland security. w...

State of alabama, the state was sued not just about hitching posts, but also about chain gangs, prison policies and alabama said a man could be put on a chain gang if he failed to shave or keep his bed clean, if he disrespected a member of the staff you would end up doing hard labor, breaking rocks while being chained together in groups of five, shackled with 8 feet of chain between them. these practices, the case that was demonstrated were disproportionately affecting african-americans. in late...

State of alabama was sued not just about hitching posts but also about chain gangs. prison policies in alabama said a man could be put on a chain gang if he failed to shave or keep his bed clean, if he disrespected a member of the staff and would end up doing hard labor breaking rocks while being chained together in groups of five, shackled with eight feet of chain between men. and these practices -- the case that was brought demonstrated were disproportionately affecting african-americans. in l...

Practices. such as constructing an outdoor housing facility with tents. the striped uniforms and pink underwear inmates are required to wear. and the use of chain gangs to perform everything from maintenance work to burying the indigent. behind it all is the man who has run the jail since 1992. sheriff joe arpaio. >> one of my philosophies is you should never live better in jail than you do on the outside. >> you purposely want your jails to be tough, correct? >> well, i sure dont want it to be ...

At too high -- ooh thats a little dicey there. if theyre too strong from the side i am not suppose today land. i imagine they have something like that for jetliners ill have to look into that. jenna: im just glad everything was all right. jon: you know those passengers were happy about that one. jenna: chicago is actually turning to criminals to solve a growing urban problem. as cook county inmates demolish abandoned houses and pick up some valuable skills in the process. mike tobin is live in c...

Mining, this is different from the old prison chain gangs. >> one difference. the guys on the chain gangs were no more employable what happen the got out. in cook county theyre pickling up job kills while taking care of abandoned houses. they come oughted with an osha certificate that says theyre safe to work on a construction site and the jail hooks them up with a job whenever possible. >> we can look at these businessmen and say were going to give you someone with training, the desire, well ve...