CNN Legal View With Ashleigh Banfield July 14, 2015 16:40:00
First sitting u.s. president to ever visit a federal prison. joining me right now from boston is cnn political commentator van jones along with cnn legal analyst paul callan who is also a former prosecutor. good to see both of you, gentlemen. >> hi, fredricka. >> van, you first. the president in many ways has had messages during his presidency about the inequities in the criminal justice system. but what is it about his commutations this week and the visit at a federal prison? what is different about this message. it seems as though he's taking a big step forward. >> well, absolutely. this is ...
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