Hillary Clinton Calls for End to ‘Era of Mass Incarceration’

Hillary Clinton Calls for End to ‘Era of Mass Incarceration’

ByKyle W. Bell

With tensions still simmering on the streets of Baltimore and a national movement against a discriminatory U.S. justice system continuing to build, presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton made a strong statement Wednesday morning vowing to bring to an end the “era of mass incarceration.” “We don’t want to create another incarceration generation,” said the former Secretary…

California Voters Pass Historic Mass Incarceration Reform
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California Voters Pass Historic Mass Incarceration Reform

ByKyle W. Bell

A California public safety measure to reclassify low-level crimes, including drug possession, won a clear victory on Tuesday, as voters paved the way for thousands of non-violent offenders to be resentenced and potentially released from the state’s notoriously overcrowded prison system. Voting 58.5 to 41.5 percent to pass Proposition 47, California residents “spoke clearly” on…