KNTV NBC Bay Area News At 5 August 13, 2013
Attorney general eric holders shift on the war on drugs is groundbreaking but long overdue. 2 Million People are in prison, most of them are people of color and poor people in general. Its unsustainable. Reporter speaking at the annual meeting of the American Bar Association in San Francisco, holder says he has ordered federal prosecutors to stop seeking maximum punishment for lowlevel, nonviolent drug offenders. General prosecutors cannot and federal prosecutors should not bring every case or charge every defendant who stands accused of vi lating federal law. Some issues are best handled at t...