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This situation. you know, theyve run a very aggressive docket looking into those police departments and prison systems that are violating the rights of people in this country. doj civil rights division has asked for about a $25 million budget increase that would give them 60 more prosecutors next year to go over these practice cases. that would be the best solution here. >> we need to encourage that sort of solution. i appreciate all the time you put into this and the teaching youve done. joyce ...

Aggressor. we embraced cruelty as policy and human subjugation was rampant in the prison systems there, forward operating base says, with prisoner and detainee treatment. so what you have now is you are going to see that not only did it harbour resistance, but it brought fighters to the battlefield, so evenin fighters to the battlefield, so even in iraq, when we were taking and sustaining our greatest losses and casualties of us forces there, the number one reason that foreign fighters came to t...

Nutcracker if youve got access to a sledgehammer? so we tend to be -- so that was a pretty big statement to make. by the way, i think the executive order does preclude hospitals, which im glad about, i think, and prison systems and others. but theres still some confusion about medical schools and things like that. i didnt think a mandate was necessary at this point. lets see how this thing goes, because the other thing to remember is were -- the place were at right now in the country, last year ...

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A look into the history of the prison system in the United States Updated:  Tags:  The United States has the highest rate of incarceration of any country in the world. The country represents only 5% of the global population but 25% of the prison population. Here’s a look into the prison system in the United States and how slavery and racism contributed to it. Watch the full report above to learn more. MORE:

People incarcerated, to reform them, what would you think are the things they need to try to do? >> number one, i think we need to start, you know, thinking about other options other than incarceration. >> right. >> that shouldnt be the first thing you jump to. there are so many other resources that can help people when they get into situations, find out what theyve done what theyve done and refer them to things that can help them and not throw them away because its convenient. you go by a stric...

On administrative leave pur. our justice correspondent jessica snider is here we are learning more. >> ton the justice department is taking the swift action at the metropolitan correctional center. but really union heads representing thousands of workers throughout the bureau of prison systems say decreased stachg levels is really the root of the problem leading to everything from contraband getting in to concerned about the safety of correctional workers and the inmates. stont jeffrey epsteins ...

>> barr says he was appalled, angry to learn of the manhattan federal detention centers, quote, failure to adequately secure epstein. the apparent suicide is putting a spotlight on short staffing and budget constraints in federal prisons. in epsteins case, a source tells cnn at least one of two employees was not actually a regular guard. he was just filling in. epstein was supposed to be checked on every 30 minutes around the clock. they tell athena jones he was in fact not checked for hours bef...

Since creating controversy with his talk about working alongside segregationists throughout the course of his career. >> that is what i would call it. just a choice of words. not that he talked about being able to work with people who may think differently from you. >> reporter: elizabeth warren is going to be at the fish fry, too. shes been gaining in the polls, as she keeps rolling out new plans to try to please progressives. latest one, banning private prisons. warren explains this. quote, th...

Stay with us. before we go tonight, some late-breaking news from california. nbc4 in los angeles is reporting that the new governor in california, gavin newsom, is planning to take government action to eliminate the death penalty in california. nbc4 reporting that governor newsom has been calling on elected officials saying hes about to do this on his own. if this is about to happen, we think we may hear the details from the governor at a news conference he has called for 10:00 a.m. pacific ti...