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In jail for longer sentences, you have less room for the most violent offenders. in georgia, we had significant criminal justice reforms under a conservative governor and very conservative legislature that passed unanimously. our prison population has gone down in the last five years. that's unheard of. it doubled in the 20 years before that. so we have gone from 50 somethi something percent of population in georgia of violent offenders to 67% in prison are violent. we're making more room for the most violent, the most dangerous offenders in georgia and taking a smarter approach to nonviolent ...

Accident. he was in a hard way before all of this. he told me of abuses so terrible that while hogtied to a prison bed, he used his one free hand to attempt suicide with a shattered lightbulb. >> i had one hand above my head. not both, just one. i was laying on a bed. one leg was on one opposite wall and the other on the other wall above my head maybe 2 feet. yes, i did, when i got the opportunity, i decided to stab myself in the neck with a lightbulb. >> why? >> i was paranoid. i had been abused. i was thinking they were going to come and abuse me more and torture me and get information about...

Argument that one is for less government and less government spending and not be in favor of prison reform and other means of reducing what has become a significant problem. >> peter? >> i think that, you know, the interesting thing about this issue is no matter how you look at it, when you look at the facts, regardless of your ideology, regardless of your desired outcome, the conclusion is pretty clear. we are spending too much money and locking up too many people. the federal prison system is right now operating at 136% of capacity. it's on track to 155%. i mean, that's just not sustainable,...

Nation releases a former u.s. marine from a notorious prison. his name is john hammar. police in mexico arrested him in august for carrying a type of gun that only the army can use. his family says it was an antique rifle that his great grandfather owned. they called the whole thing an honest mistake it was a technicality, really. he didn't register. this photo shows the former marine chained who his prison bed. a drug cartel reportedly runs the facility. his family says the cartel has threatened his life. today, these two g.o.p. lawmakers urged the travel boycott and earlier today on fox news...

His trial date is scheduled for next month. >> john: we've got christmas coming up if a week. what are the chances he could be back in florida by then? >> his mexican attorney believes there is a good chance he has filed two federal injunctions and he hopes a court will rule in their favor, perhaps by thursday. meanwhile, the mexican ambassador to the united states sent this letter to miami congresswoman which reads, quote: i must underscore that introducing to and/or possessing weapons of this kind of mexico, regardless of intent, is considered a serious offense. he was caught at the bordered...