PBS NewsHour

Political foes are joining forces to fix criminal justice

Clip: 04/30/2015 | 8m 38s

The U.S. accounts for just 5 percent of the world’s population, but it houses more than 20 percent of its prisoners. Now groups on opposite sides of the political spectrum are working together to overhaul the country’s criminal justice system. Judy Woodruff learns more about the Coalition for Public Safety from Neera Tanden of the Center for American Progress and Mark Holden of Koch Industries.

Aired: 04/30/15

Rating: NR

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