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The powerful bail industry is working hard to stop reform. it has derailed stalled or killed reform efforts in at least nine states. one of the best examples, iowa. gave judges more information about defendants, and those deemed low risk could get out of jail without having to pay bail. antoine stewart arrested for stealing beer was able to walk to his job at a bakery every day instead of sitting in jail. >> thats why i say it saved my life. >> reporter: cnn talked to a dozen officials in the co...

Watch, he was the most high profiled prisoner at the time in our federal correction system. it just leaves so much out there. the idea that we will never know what happens is worrisome, because will be ever get to the truth and potential coconspirators. he just left a $500 million fortune, by the way, he left it in a trust fund, which i understand, its harder, it makes it harder from the victims to get some monetary compensation. >> mercedes: a while, certainly there are questions about what hap...

Sense is not adhered to and people rich and powerful and connected are able to get away with things normal people cant. this story combines the arguments with grotesque crimes and you can see why people are geared towards conspiracy thinking in this front. >> i think its too soon to jump to any kind of conclusions. we have significant issues within our correction system when it comes to suicide. 7% of the deaths of inmate as of 2014 are due to suicide. its a huge problem in state prisons. less s...

Has not done this since 2016. this is a more of an issue in federal than state prisons. the deaths in 2014, many were due to suicide. this is something that obviously, within the correction system, both at the state and federal level, you need to be addressed when it comes to monitoring on mental health. i know the state of texas has looked into that and actually passed laws in regard to how they deal with suicide watch and interventions on behalf of mental health and addiction for those who mig...

Prison. >> neil: you were not at a country club, i remember. >> i dont think they have country clubs in the correction system in your country. it was fine. there was no violence. nothing that affected me anyway. i had no problem with anybody. >> neil: but you couldnt have come to the united states afterwards. are you free to travel now to the united states? >> i could if i wish to apply. i was assured if i applied, i would be accepted. because of the way i was treated by your legal system and de...

Sessions. mr. kushner has championed reform to the correction system and more lenient. and mr. sessions has opposed significant parts of the reform bill that mr. kushner backs according to to officials. to say that sessions was already in a pickle with this president with this white house on what they perceive to be a lack of oversight of the fbi and doj officials that perhaps did not handle the hilary clinton investigation so well, to now add this to the mix seems like a toxic brew. >> yes, thi...

Sessions. mr. kushner has championed reform to the correction system and more lenient. and mr. sessions has opposed significant parts of the reform bill that mr. kushner backs according to to officials. to say that sessions was already in a pickle with this president with this white house on what they perceive to be a lack of oversight of the fbi and doj officials that perhaps did not handle the hilary clinton investigation so well, to now add this to the mix seems like a toxic brew. >> yes, thi...

Automated convoy. yeah me im here feel out here are four out of mated iraq truck says philip dryer of daimlers lab eight hundred eighty six and its a banana made for removing snow from the airport runways this eyes they are remote controlled and a differential g.p.s. system locates them on the airfield the friends are g.p.s. . that means that in that dish into the normal g.p.s. system the mill year from navigation devices there is a local correction system up on the tower of the testing grounds....

>> unbelievable. that case brings back memories and work as a prosecutor in san francisco you see the jury seen unbelievable things. i did not expect they would do what they did with this case, shocking. >> sadly, i think you could have predicted this based on what greg said. a history of this and it is a problem in liberal policies and something that tunnelled our correction system from punitive into one that is based on excuses. it was your bad upbringing the twingy defense. something else tha...

>> unbelievable. that case brings back memories and work as a prosecutor in san francisco you see the jury seen unbelievable things. i did not expect they would do what they did with this case, shocking. >> sadly, i think you could have predicted this based on what greg said. a history of this and it is a problem in liberal policies and something that tunnelled our correction system from punitive into one that is based on excuses. it was your bad upbringing the twingy defense. something else tha...