To come one a more brutal form of execution than that. Good evening, im joie chen. Crime and punishment, they go together, thats understood. But when the punishment involves brutality, neglect, even torture, something has gone terribly wrong with our criminal justice system. Not only unconscionable, its unconstitutional. We beginning with the largest jail in the country, run by the Los Angeles Police department. The jailers themselves had been indicted for criminal behavior. Merrick michael okwu reports. At that point im lying face down with my face on the ground, my hands behind my back and i have about four or five officers come around me. And then i hear this crack. Anything else . Thats what happens says leo fifigueroa. When he went to vista his visits brother. He was arrested and being held at the jail. Juan, a veteran of desert storm. He had had a few minor scrapes with the law but they didnt amount to much. What he heard left him stunned. Your brother calls you from jail tells y
was 14 so the moment i got my green card, the whole world just opened up to me and there were so many possibilities that came my way. i was able to jump on them because they had a green card and i would really love to see this happen through the dreamers, for us to give them that chance to pursue their dreams, and to also get back to society. because, they will pay everything back. the way i have been paying back, through my writing, through all the work that i do so i want to see that happen for them. we have been talking with reyna grande, the distance between us a memoir, a simon & schuster title and and you are watching booktv on c-span two. up next deanne stillman reports on the largest manhunt in cover history after this is just over an hour. [applause] that was a really nice introduction and i want to say a big thank you to debbie, debbie kross and trudy mills and you all have been such great supporters of my work and the literary community. it s really nice an