Heather Childers Highlights President Trump’s Criminal Justice Reform Effort

RUSH TRANSCRIPT Kim Kardashian ░░░░░░░░ taking the White House ░░░░░░░░ by storm joined by ░░░░░░░░ women who Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ clemency to under the ░░░░░░░░ step back then joining ░░░░░░░░ is the driving force ░░░░░░░░ the bipartisan justice reform ░░░░░░░░ who was also it ░░░░░░░░ s meeting Jessica Jackson ░░░░░░░░ you coming in so ░░░░░░░░ this morning thank you ░░░░░░░░ of right now people ░░░░░░░░ have been released through ░░░░░░░░ First Step Act in ░░░░░░░░ over 7000 and just ░░░░░░░░ people s memory although ░░░░░░░░ is all over the ░░░░░░░░ hopefully lots know about ░░░░░░░░ separate the First Step ░░░░░░░░ one of the things ░░░░░░░░ to reduce the number ░░░░░░░░ people in federal prison ░░░░░░░░ mandatory life sentences for ░░░░░░░░ offenses and create a ░░░░░░░░ and needs assessment system ░░░░░░░░ if you look at ░░░░░░░░ numbers they would reduce ░░░░░░░░ number of people in ░░░░░░░░ prison by 32 000 ░░░░░░░░ drop over the next ░░░░░░░░ years according to the ░░░░░░░░ Budget Office Why did ░░░░░░░░ get involved in this ░░░░░░░░ begin with I know ░░░░░░░░ are a human rights ░░░░░░░░ I come to this ░░░░░░░░ from having being personally ░░░░░░░░ According to the latest ░░░░░░░░ one of every two ░░░░░░░░ America has had a ░░░░░░░░ one in prison or ░░░░░░░░ impacted by the justice ░░░░░░░░ is a had a ░░░░░░░░ one sentenced to time ░░░░░░░░ prison and opened my ░░░░░░░░ to the waste of ░░░░░░░░ put into locking people ░░░░░░░░ and start making communities ░░░░░░░░ The three women who ░░░░░░░░ signed copies of clemency ░░░░░░░░ by the president We ░░░░░░░░ crystal Nunez and Judith ░░░░░░░░ were facing drug charges ░░░░░░░░ was involved in a ░░░░░░░░ collar crime This is ░░░░░░░░ effort to get people ░░░░░░░░ and make them wouldn ░░░░░░░░ be useful but productive ░░░░░░░░ of society Absolutely in ░░░░░░░░ three women have hit ░░░░░░░░ ground running They came ░░░░░░░░ they spoke about their ░░░░░░░░ talked about what their ░░░░░░░░ had and their families ░░░░░░░░ had a 5 month ░░░░░░░░ and was pregnant at ░░░░░░░░ time she was incarcerated ░░░░░░░░ gave birth in shackles ░░░░░░░░ she was incarcerated which ░░░░░░░░ one of the provisions ░░░░░░░░ her step act band ░░░░░░░░ of women in labor ░░░░░░░░ pregnant they shared openly ░░░░░░░░ stories and they are ░░░░░░░░ and contributing and excited ░░░░░░░░ get on their feet ░░░░░░░░ Shannon This is a ░░░░░░░░ effort so I m ░░░░░░░░ going to ask you ░░░░░░░░ get into the Politics ░░░░░░░░ much but what was ░░░░░░░░ like to be with ░░░░░░░░ president yesterday and the ░░░░░░░░ think he gets enough ░░░░░░░░ for what is happening ░░░░░░░░ now in terms of ░░░░░░░░ people to get out ░░░░░░░░ is a monumental moment ░░░░░░░░ our country There is ░░░░░░░░ much division things are ░░░░░░░░ political and this is ░░░░░░░░ issue where you see ░░░░░░░░ right and left coming ░░░░░░░░ finding common ground that ░░░░░░░░ to make progress like ░░░░░░░░ First Step Act which ░░░░░░░░ don t think that ░░░░░░░░ gotten enough attention was ░░░░░░░░ president and all those ░░░░░░░░ are willing to sit ░░░░░░░░ at the table together ░░░░░░░░ forge a path forward ░░░░░░░░ this issue and find ░░░░░░░░ to make our society ░░░░░░░░ need to be getting ░░░░░░░░ lot more credit but ░░░░░░░░ was incredible yesterday to ░░░░░░░░ with the women and ░░░░░░░░ president and see these ░░░░░░░░ impacts that hearing their ░░░░░░░░ was having because anybody ░░░░░░░░ hears what is going ░░░░░░░░ in our criminal justice ░░░░░░░░ or stories like those ░░░░░░░░ these women is so ░░░░░░░░ we need to make ░░░░░░░░ change You were a ░░░░░░░░ for Kim Kardashian Just ░░░░░░░░ we wrap up custard ░░░░░░░░ is going on in ░░░░░░░░ 50 states There is ░░░░░░░░ information with the organization ░░░░░░░░ do they do that ░░░░░░░░ to cut50.org, they can