Washington Journal
Prison Sentencing Reform
2014-04-23T07:48:20-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvZmNiXC8yMDE0MDQyMzA3NDkxMjAwMV9oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Vikrant Reddy talked about his Right on Crime think tank’s proposal for reducing federal prison populations and spending by improving monitoring and supervision programs. Under the plan more low-level and non-violent offenders would be monitored and supervised through parole, probation, electronic monitoring, and better drug courts. The House and Senate were considering a bipartisan bill, the Smarter Sentencing Act, that would reform mandatory minimum drug sentencing policies.
C-SPAN Radio’s Nancy Calo read news headlines at the conclusion of the program.
Vikrant Reddy talked about his Right on Crime think tank’s proposal for reducing federal prison populations and spending by improving monito…
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Vikrant Reddy talked about his Right on Crime think tank’s proposal for reducing federal prison populations and spending by improving monitoring and supervision programs. Under the plan more low-level and non-violent offenders would be monitored and supervised through parole, probation, electronic monitoring, and better drug courts. The House and Senate were considering a bipartisan bill, the Smarter Sentencing Act, that would reform mandatory minimum drug sentencing policies.
C-SPAN Radio’s Nancy Calo read news headlines at the conclusion of the program. close
C-SPAN Radio’s Nancy Calo read news headlines at the conclusion of the program.
Vikrant Reddy talked about his Right on Crime think tank’s proposal for reducing federal prison populations and spending by improving monito… read more
Vikrant Reddy talked about his Right on Crime think tank’s proposal for reducing federal prison populations and spending by improving monitoring and supervision programs. Under the plan more low-level and non-violent offenders would be monitored and supervised through parole, probation, electronic monitoring, and better drug courts. The House and Senate were considering a bipartisan bill, the Smarter Sentencing Act, that would reform mandatory minimum drug sentencing policies.
C-SPAN Radio’s Nancy Calo read news headlines at the conclusion of the program. close
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