Cory Booker thinks violent criminals are 'worthy of redemption'

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published 22 August 2015

Much of the talk surrounding prison reform in recent years has focused on lessening consequences for "nonviolent offenders," primarily in response to the war on drugs that has put many in prison under mandatory minimum sentencing laws.

Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) said he's involved with bipartisan talks in the Senate on reforming mass incarceration, but pointed out his long-held belief Friday in an interview with Slate that it's not enough to only worry about nonviolent offenders.

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Julie Kliegman is a freelance writer based in New York. Her work has appeared in BuzzFeed, Vox, Mental Floss, Paste, the Tampa Bay Times and PolitiFact. Her cats can do somersaults.

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