Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20151101:18:38:00
Rallying cry. getting ex-cons back to work. the president arguing in his wookly address having millions of ex-offenders out of work is bad for the country and the economy. >> everyone has a role to play from businesses that are hiring ex-offenders to philanthropies supporting education and training programs. >> reporter: today more than 2 million people are behind bars costing tens of billions of dollars. >> that's not a sustainable situation. >> reporter: this past beak the president spoke to police officers in his hometown of chicago about reduced mandatory accompliceon sentences for nonviol...