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Many. the attack is justifiable on a human rights basis the liberal community is on human rights, that their dilemma. if missoula, montana, where is the u.n. help on that syria, where it always is, being discussed in meetings. mr. oh, you let lois lerner off too easy, what she did at the irs was criminal and she should have gone to prison. this may come as a shock to you but i do not have the power to incarcerate. if i did, prison overcrowding would be a far worse problem that it is now, i would...

The attack is justifiable on a human rights basis the liberal community is on human rights, that their dilemma. missoula, montana, where is the u.n. help on that syria, where it always is, being discussed in meetings. mr. oh, you let lois lerner off too easy, what she did at the irs was criminal and she should have gone to prison. this may come as a shock to you but i do not have the power to incarcerate. if i did, prison overcrowding would be a far worse problem that it is now, i would openrc a...

Flexibility where it houses inmates. >> the critics say private prisons have more problems with safety and security than public prisons. the attorney general says hes worried about prison overcrowding, which is why he ordered the change. >> reporter: over half of the most well-known transgender people in the u.s. who is also a republican has a message for president trump. >> at first katelyn jenner was quiet after the president changed federal guidance on which restrooms, which bathrooms transge...

This guy has been in a maximum security prison. yes, he was. pelican bay state prison, one of the worst prisons for one of the most serious violent offenders. he comes out of there and commits another offense. this is somebody that under the current system would not be allowed to be here and return. thats one of their big points that we are making. do you want to see that face gunning down someone you love? that type of individual has -- is going to get out and reoffend. he has done this. its so...

Government announced the end to an executive order to prevent those with criminalization in the wake of offenses. the sixth consecutive day as roughly 5,000 romania took to the streets in protest of the prime minister and his administration calling on them totep down. joining us with more from london, nbc news correspondent lucy cavanaugh. lucy, good morning to you. this means more instability in this region, its a region of american concern, theres now increased volatility, what is the latest? ...

Activists. the father of four, age 34, died moments after filming these pictures. his voice, most likely also not heard in vienna. nick payton walsh, cnn, southern turkey. in iran, another american citizen reportedly is under arrest. u.s. media identified him. a dubai based citizenship. the details of his alleged crime are unclear. he is the first u.s. citizen detained in iran since the nuclear deal was signed in july. hes one of five americans held in the islamic republic. you are watching cn...

Very low level crimes, as a result of a failed drug policy that did not work out and started back in the 80s and 90s. >> talk to us about the issue of prison overcrowding. its a big issue. you have insight from dealing with prisons and the dekalb county jail here in the metro atlanta area, how bad is prison overcrowding? >> certainly, there is overcrowding in many jails across the country. a lot of it relates to what we are talking about today. let me be clear, we want to make sure those that ar...

Month. we hope to be in every city. if someone puts a piece of furniture on to the curb, its likely going to go to the dump. weve already diverted over 400 tons of furniture to landfills. it further adds to the mission of making commerce sustainable. and thats really what we stand for. >> all right. more than 6,600 prisoners, all federal, non-violent drug felons, are being released this weekend. their sentences have been released to deal with prison overcrowding and ease severe penalties given t...

And assisting the kurdish and arab forces fighting in syria, and we will bring you this live briefing as soon as it happens. in the interim, america represents 25% of the worlds prisoners and only 5% of the worlds population, and 25% of the worlds prisoners and something is up. america locks up more people than any other country, and it is not about to change any time soon, but there is something that is shifting. this weekend, the federal prison rolls are going to shrink, and they are going to ...

Dangerous and desperate. he proofed all three today. the feds are letting thousands of convict goes free nationwide part of an effort to reduce sentences for some drug offenders, nonviolent offenders and cut back on prison overcrowding. beginning today the justice department is releasing 6,000 inmates from federal custody. it is the largest ever one-time release of federal prisoners. there are critics, of course, who say the feds have done -- not done never to prepare these inmates for life outs...