Criminal justice reform has long been an issue that has eluded tangible results. And with the negative consequences of what many consider to be a broken system becoming ever more apparentespecially among people and communities of colora major push is underway to finally enact change in the system.
Coinciding with the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, on Tuesday Van Jones, CNN contributor, president of The Dream Corps and co-founder of #cut50, a bipartisan effort to cut the U.S. prison population in half, moderated a panel to answer the question: Will criminal justice reform ever happen
U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) is a former chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, and a part of the drafting committee of this year’s Democratic Party platform. Lee said it’s the first time in history that a specific call to end mass incarceration has been included in a major political party’s platform.Lee also said the Black Lives Matter movement is included.
