Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20130818:20:34:00
Mandatory sentencing in three strike laws once sounded like a great idea, democrats got tough on drugs and backed federal guidelines in 1986 and it still has its supporters to this day. >> it's just wrong. crime is coming down because of these quote/unquote draconian mandatories because you're taking the hardcore off the street. >> no. >> across the political spectrum, people close to the problem recognize the need for reform, including the u.s. sentencing commission and america's largest service group for prison guards. what the bill o'reillies of the world fail to acknowledge is that these b...