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Investing in public defenders in sentencing reform, cash bail reform, legalizing marijuana and investing in diversion programs. >> reform our broken criminal justice system. >> nbc news is taking a closer look at the u.s. justice system tonight at 1010bg p.m. the founder and executive directors of the ladies of hope. i want you to react first to the level this is being talked about on the campaign trail. is it indicative of where we are? are they following the cultural conversation? . >> i think they are following the cultural conversation. it is something that has. and thank god. the system i...

Work something out and i think ones that would be at the root it would be good for everybody. but it does put pressure on the of these hate groups and other trade deal. if they do something negative, groups that are the real it puts pressure, now, that deal threats, as the congress has heard testimony in terms of this i can sign by myself. it's structured so i don't have country? to go to congress. >> well, you know, i think it's but i respect congress. i respect the views of congress. an advantage for her in a number of ways. and i respect, most importantly, one, is when she was attorney gene...

Not only by reducing incarceration at the federal level, but increasing support for states where there are often a lot of jurisdictions that are already trying to do this, but lack some of the resources they need. we know right now that if we had more resources going into alternatives to incarceration, diversion programs, drug courts, other things that have a tremendous track record but often a big backlog, we could be supporting local and state jurisdictions that are working right now to reduce incarceration. other measures like ending cash bail would deal with the fact that a lot of people i...

>> that's right. i believe we can do it with federal leadership. not only by reducing incarceration at the federal level, but increasing support for states where there are often a lot of jurisdictions that are already trying to do this, but lack some of the resources they need. we know right now that if we had more resources going into alternatives to incarceration, diversion programs, drug courts, other things that have a tremendous track record but often a big backlog, we could be supporting local and state jurisdictions that are working right now to reduce incarceration. other measures like...

Committee. he has apologized for the portion of the crime pill that differentiated between powder cocaine and crack cocaine. he didn't think that was good. he did push to get assault weapons banned in that crime bill. he did push to get the violence against women act in that crime bill and diversion programs in that crime bill. but the point being is that crime bill was terrible for that. especially obviously african american men. he said on martin luther king, jr. day. west lost a squen ration and i'm sorry for that. we lost a generation. so he apologizes. >> let's leave it there. >> can i ma...