CNN The Situation Room August 12, 2013 21:07:00
Indicates that in recent years black male offenders have received sentences nearly 20% longer than those non-blacks of similar crimes. that is shameful. >> why are they doing this now? >> well, this is obama presidency, second term legacy building. this is a chance for the attorney general, eric holder, who is probably leaving office in the next few months and for the president to do something i think they want to be remembered for. this is something the president and the attorney general apparently have been talking about for several years. so you see i think an effort here on the part of the...