Ari Melber subbing for MHP this a.m. has excellent panel on prisons and sentencing.

[Skidmore]

Very detailed and instructive exploration of of sentencing and incarcerations and abuses within the prison system. It would be well worth your time to watch it. Panel of judges and reform advocates. Well done.


Video for this segment will not be up until later but I'm posting the link to her video page for later, if you are interested.

http://www.msnbc.com/melissa-harris-perry

This is the summary from her March 2 Syllabus page for the segment from http://www.msnbc.com/melissa-harris-perry/mhp-syllabus-march-2 :

It is no secret that America’s prison is in dire need of reform. Politicians and activists alike have called for greater attention to overcrowding, solitary confinement, the death penalty, mandatory minimums, and a host of other issues. However, recently, there’s a new voice advocating for prison reform: conservatives. Some on the Right – including Newt Gingrich, who ardently advocated for harsher sentences in the nineties – have had a change of heart and are coming out in favor of reforming the system. Now that it appears both parties have come to the table on prison reform, a solution could be in sight.

[grasswire]

1. sorry I missed that

Ari is the best thing that happened to MSNBC.

[Skidmore]

2. WHen they get the video up, I'll try to post a link.

[Skidmore]

3. I promised a link to the segment when it was posted.

http://on.msnbc.com/1mXAQwB