Jeb: Prisoner Release ‘Wrong Approach with the Right Reason’

‘The president has opportunity to shift power back to the states to let the states decide this, and to give people second chances’

GANGEL: "President Obama has accelerated the release of more than 6,000 prisoners. Are you comfortable with that?"
BUSH: "I would have preferred that he do it the old-fashioned way which is to find people that agree with him that we need to reform our federal criminal justice system, people on the Republican side. There's large numbers of Republicans that believe we need to reform it, as well. Work through Congress. Actually do something where the democracy works properly, rather than by executive order."
GANGEL: "You think this was wrong?"
BUSH: "I think it was the wrong approach with the right reason. And 6,000 people being released, I don't know what the screening process is. I don't know, I've talked to some law enforcement officials and they're concerned about the possibility of increased crime. We've seen an increase in crime in the big urban areas right now. No one would want to see that increase but there is a problem of mandatory sentences. I think the Federal Government shouldn't necessarily be involved to the extent they are in criminal justice matters and the president has an opportunity to shift power back to the states to let the states decide this and to give people second chances."

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