Amid Baltimore Violence, Hillary Clinton Set to Unveil Plan to Reform Criminal Justice System

[morningfog]

During her first major policy speech as a presidential candidate, Hillary Clinton today is expected to lay out an ambitious plan to reform the criminal justice system. The plan, according to a Clinton aide, will include calling for the “end of an era of mass incarceration” and for increasing the use of body cameras by law enforcement agents nationwide.

The former secretary of state will announce her new policy proposals – likely to be her most specific yet since launching her campaign – during a policy forum at Columbia University in New York City this morning.

The announcement of her plan comes amid unrest and riots in Baltimore, Maryland following Monday’s funeral of Freddie Gray, a 25-year-old black man who died of a spinal injury apparently suffered in police custody. This situation in Baltimore, like that of Michael Brown in Ferguson and Eric Garner in Staten Island, was sparked by concerns of police use of force and institutionalized racism.

At a fundraiser Tuesday night, Clinton made her most extensive comments yet on the situation in Baltimore, and called for widespread reform of the country’s criminal justice system.

“It is heartbreaking,” the Democratic presidential candidate said, according to a pool report of the event. “The tragic death of another young African-American man. The injuries to police officers. The burning of peoples’ homes and small businesses. We have to restore order and security. But then we have to take a hard look as to what we need to do to reform our system."

During her remarks today, Clinton is expected to “lay out a broader vision” for reform that will “include specific policy proposals,” according to an aide.

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/amid-baltimore-violence-hillary-clinton-set-unveil-plan/story?id=30664649

This is an incredibly important issue. It is good to hear that she will be laying out policy proposals.

[leftofcool]

1. Excellent!

[djean111]

2. Prisons in India?

I do not think the cameras are all that helpful. They can be turned off or broken.

[leftofcool]

3. ?

[DemocratSinceBirth]

5. ?

[djean111]

6. Hillary used to love outsourcing. Wonder if that changed.

And she was, while SOS, extremely enthusiastic about increasing H-1B visas, which put a lot of Americans out of work. Personal experience, not anecdotal. And no, training and experience were not the issue, lower salaries and loss of any sort of job security were issues.

So I am pretty skeptical about any proposal of hers to change things, and will always wonder if the benefits and jobs will be in the United States.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

4. ?

[djean111]

7. See my post right above this. I will never trust her when it comes to American jobs and

institutions. No matter what the polls say.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

9. She will offshore our prisoners to India ?

[djean111]

11. That was cynical/sarcastic, of course - but I cannot help it regarding the lens I see her through -

H-1B visas and Wall Street. Funny little factoid - a while back I Googled to see how much a college degree cost in India. Turns out - expensive. EXCEPT for an IT degree - that was subsidized and cost about $1500. An American student should be so lucky. Instead, students are bowed down with debt that lasts for years and years. Even our lovely government makes money off of that debt. So yeah, I am cynical and sarcastic about reforms. I need to see some very fine print, and then, of course, factor in campaign blather. Learned to do that.

[pipoman]

8. Incredulity has me thinking she will under promise

And given the opportunity to actually do something, she would under deliver....

Populist reform takes a true believer to accomplish....Hillary has been a lot of things, never anything resembling a populist...imho....

[Orsino]

12. If she even half-asses such an agenda, that'd be great. n/t

[pipoman]

13. At this point in the election cycle I'm holding out hope for someone who will full ass it....

[Orsino]

14. Sure. Competition ought to make Sec. Clinton a better campaigner, or even candidate. n/t

[JaneyVee]

10. She keeps getting better and better.