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Newspaper yesterday. in places like south carolina, in prison systems, they still segregate hiv positive prisoners. they still make them wear those white arm bans and send them far away from their family which we all know is one of the greatest things you can have is your family connection. when you send people away, you really break down their will to do better. we still see things like that. earlier in the year, the hershey school wanted to refuse admission to a young hiv man to this great sch...

Constitutional protection of americans? >> sean: youre both great lawyers. this is the question here. what is the danger, kimberly, when you give enemy combatants, terrorists, the same rights as an american citizen? you treat terrorism as a criminal justice system. >> and whats the legal precedence by which theyre doing this? is obama going to issue another executive order to fund this? theres already legislation prohibiting this. youre going to bring them on to u.s. soil, into our prison system...

Americans? >> sean: youre both great lawyers. this is the question here. what is the danger, kimberly, when you give enemy combatants, terrorists, the same rights as an american citizen? you treat terrorism as a criminal justice system. >> and whats the legal precedence by which theyre doing this? is obama going to issue another executive order to fund this? theres already legislation prohibiting this. youre going to bring them on to u.s. soil, into our prison systems where they can radicalize a...

While, but the seeds are sown, and they look to bring these people back. megyn: this would be really tough because we already have an youre crowding problem in our prisons, and theyd have to be segregated from the rest of the inmate population, and that could cause other inmates to be triple bunked. not a lot of folks are going to have a ton of sympathy for those in prison, but that is a problem for the guards, for the way we run our prison systems, it costs money and so on, and the argument on ...

I will protect from you the evil ers do down the block, i will protect you from this scourge in american life that got him like theed in a landslide in 72, now politics have followed suit ever since, reagan, clinton, both parties agree on one thing, saying you are not tough on crime has been political suicide. i believe it is changing but it has been till now political suicide. >> well, you were just telling us as you sat down, you got back from an incredible trip to oklahoma. tell us what you w...

In most prison systems, sex offenders would have to be kept in protective custody units for their own security. but in this prison, theyre trying a program that allows sex offenders to live in a dormitory setting with other general population inmates. >> it is called cru which stands for community reintegration unit but commonly known as a sex offender unit. >> im 35 years old. im in prison for having molested a family member when she was between the ages of 8 and 12. and at first, you know, jus...

For its inmates and officers. >> right now. >> down here, the dangers are pretty good. im left-handed. its an open environment. >> gentlemen. >> theres right now, i have six staff members. >> [ muted ]. >> youre doing a good job. >> breaking all my rights. >> another day on the job. >> almost all the individuals down here are parole violators, been out on parole, couldnt hack it. got picked up for something, sent them back here, generally do six months, a year. they go main line to another insti...

Know the vast majority of the votes would go to president obama if they were able to be cast. >> i work on legislative issues with opening up opportunities for those involved in the criminal justice system. ill never forget setting down with a senator. we were in the district of nine prisons, he took a look at the building and said, this is great but news are not my people. i have never had that response ever, but he was crystal clear with me. these are not my folks, meaning these are not republ...

Especially are wrongfully accused and victimed. >> mike: thats another issue. >> should innocent people, potentially innocent people be treated like this. i think we should treat people with a certain level of humane respect. >> when we have law abiding citizens down the street that dont have air conditioning. taxpayers dont pay for them to have central air. >> mike: i did notice a supreme court out in california say youve got to reduce the size of the prison population, because that, that creat...

tribute to the fallen on this memorial day. we remember the sacrifices of our troops and their families. newsroom begins right now. good morning to you. im carol costello. its going to be a wet and soggy memorial day across parts of the north florida and southeast georgia. tropical storm beryl is to blame. youre looking at a live picture from jekyll island, georgia. the storm moves up the coast. we learned a short time ago beryl caused major damage at the jacksonville airport after...