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Those are the folks who are in prison for, you know low-level drug offenses and who could have been diverted to other programs. that's what he's trying to -- that's what he's hoping to change. i hope he's right that he would like to get a criminal justice reform package done this year. but as we know in this town the president wants it. it's hard to see how he's going to get it. even with bipartisan support there is for criminal justice reform right now. >> there's surprising bipartisan support right now. david corn before we get to that i want to linger for a moment on the fact that he didn't...

Has talked about before. he mentioned it during my brother's keeper launch last year. he brings it up every time he talks to young people. particularly young men of color. remember after the acquittal of george zimmerman. he said he could have been trayvon martin 30 years ago and because he grew up in an environment where second chances were allowed, where he was allowed to make mistakes his path was different. he recognizes very strongly and very well that a lot of the young people he has met during his presidency, a lot of the people who are in that prison in oklahoma that he visited today a...

The fugitive treasure hunter pleaded guilty to contempt of court for refusing to testify. prosecutors say he found a huge stash of gold in a sunken ship and then disappeared. his investors say they never got a penny. he could spend two years in jail. >> a woman who admit shed stole packages from front yard areases during the holiday season will go to prison for, get this, 23 years. a judge in san diego made it official, prosecutors say she had faced a life sentence because this was her third strike. ♪ push it. ♪ ♪ p...push it real good! ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ow! ♪ ♪ oooh baby baby...baby b...

Libertarian republicans. and we have the statistics are overwhelming when you look at the number of people in our prisons, the demographics of that population and so on. and the kinds of things people are going to prison for, we have to do something about this. but you know, my concern is that we -- you know, there's no doubt, when you see that videotape, you say, how can he -- how can this officer not be held accountable for taking a life in the way he did and that's a big concern. but if that's where it ends and we don't deal with the larger problems that's not enough. >> a huge part of this...

Disrespect to officials, refusing to work, fighting, telephone violations, tampering with safety devices, participating in disturbances, assault or attempted assault on staff. yes, ma'am, mr. troy wagner has a quite lengthy disciplinary history. >> wagner says his latest outburst was prompted by his desire to be moved to another housing unit. he says other inmates were harassing him because he is a sex offender. >> the best thing is to keep it to yourself and not tell somebody what you're in prison for, because you tell people what you're in prison for, then they go around telling other inmate...