How Our Criminal Justice System Targets Communities

Van Jones, author, political activist and commentator, talks to us about how the U.S. imprisons more people than any country, and how that's hurting our communities.

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[ronaastaman]

rich's kid get rehab, poor's kid get jail, same like my country, wow...

[susanraezer]

I agree, this is wrong. Non-violent prisoners, could serve their time, under house arrest. The real problem, is the corporate for profit prisons. Also, when you have served your time, your record, should be expunged. This is the best way to give people back their lives. White collar crime, is the one that damages our society the most. A good example, is the Wall Street Crash. How many people did they hurt? How many went to jail?

[kennythelusma]

For more details recommend to watch Netflix documentary 13th

[misquoted]

This is a follow up to how communities target crime

[timothyhinesjr.]

For Real.Im Still Suffering From A Crime I Was Convicted Of When I Was 14 years old.They Violated My Miranda Rights By Not Contacting My Parents

[justicefortheincarceratedIN]

We need help in the State of Indiana our due process rights are being violated immediately upon release.

[Iamlookingatthefollowing]

Trying to rationalize for intentionally or willfully failing to take responsibility will not solve the problem. Take responsibility.

[lachance]

I don't hate anything but the justice system...

[pikachurose]

Putting people in prison not going to mix things make it worse for criminal and their families

[anthonynorman]

I agree with this so much. I wish I could double like the video.

[EspHack]

humanity is at a point in time where we could just pay EVERYONE enough to live decently doing whatever they want or nothing at all, instead of spending that money on keeping them in jail, its just so stupid and inefficient, criminals are criminals because they need money, so the system has to pay to lock them up somewhere, why not just give them that money instead?

[accorali]

Very Sad! But It's a America Their System Will Never Change!!

[tonypalmeratyahoo]

read Michelle Alexander's book the new Jim Crow

[Frankster]

I guess now you can really say America isn't the greatest country in the world anymore.

[Yuchub]

Im liberal and i completely disagree, yall make it sound like people were just chilling in their porches and police kidnapped them? Also I do agree not everything that is illegal is wrong, being indocumented is not the same as gangbanging or selling crack... If ur dangerous you should be locked up, period

[ekoyal_gemu]

People are not in jail for sucking lollipops folks don't drink the Kool-Aid.

[xNevikKx]

Far too many people are in prison for non-violent drug related offenses and there needs to be reforms to diminish the prison populations. But Mr. Jones, college campuses and country clubs aren't places where people and gangs routinely beat and murder one another. And 'NASA scientists', really?

[charleswagon]

This is the kind of well thought out and well-presented arguments that people need to be putting out to educate people and get change in society. This kind of rational thinking is getting drowned out by all the radical, loud mouthed, emotional activism in our country. Thank you for this post.

[Hetkanookanders]

The is prison system is broken. Love from the Netherlands!

[biniyameshetu]

Don't do crime that's it, very simple!!!