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Return to society are not committing crimes. this bill makes sure that the focus is on reducing recidivism, cutting in half hopefully over the next several years. we know that it works. it worked in texas. they closed eight state prisons. it's worked in georgia and south carolina. taking that red state approach. >> martha: bipartisan support and support of the president as well. i know that the opportunity zones are also important to you. i saw the signing of that bill the other day. so your friend trey gowdy is leaving washington, leaving capitol hill. >> come back, come back! >> martha: he s...

Recognition amongst a wide variety of folks that the war on drugs has been a failure. we have an overcriminalization problem in america. and a mass incarceration epidemic where we have 5% of the world's population, and 25% of the world's incarcerated individuals. as you know, chris, we incarcerate more people in this nati nation, 2.2 million, more than any other country in the world that's outrageous and a scandal. and finally, congress is doing something about it. >> what they're doing in terms of the scale they're talking about, the vast majority of people behind bars in the u.s. are in stat...

Nation, 2.2 million, more than any other country in the world that's outrageous and a scandal. and finally, congress is doing something about it. >> what they're doing in terms of the scale they're talking about, the vast majority of people behind bars in the u.s. are in state prisons. the federal prison is a small part of that. and the number of people that are going to be directly affected is small. what do you say to that? >> it's the end to mass incarceration, an epidemic that's been with us for almost 50 years. it's going to take more than a single act of legislation to wipe it away, but ...

Job skills and training. those kind of things, they can take a ridder and they can work on those skills so they can go home and be reunited. they can be growing members of their family. this is about people and life and hope. we understand that that is the best time for that. that is what people should be taking away from it. >> we just incarcerated a lot of people in america. most of those people are in state prisons. you have taken some impacts from zaz that has been one of the leading states in dealing with this. what did you learn there that you didn't know that you would like to see sprea...

Romaine was grown, do not eat it. that's what the fda says as it narrows down the source of e. coli to six california counties. the counties are monterrey and santa cruz and ventura counties as well as san luis obispo and santa barbara. romaine lettuce will be labeled with the harvest location and date to help you know if you should avoid the lettuce. dozens of prison inmates in iowa are suing the state claiming denied a constitutional right to porn. 58 inmates filed the suit last month just before the new state law took effect banning porn from state prisons. the law makes references to