Paul Manafort's light sentence shines a light on US prison inequality | Analysis by CNN's zbyronwolf
Washington Cory Booker, who is running for the Democratic presidential nomination, channeled Democrats' fury at the unexpectedly light sentence for Paul Manafort, which the senator from New Jersey learned of the day he released a new sentencing plan and as he was just about to appear on"The Late Show with Stephen Colbert."
Manafort's sentence was less than a quarter of what prosecutors had recommended, a lenience that Booker said probably wouldn't be offered to a drug offender or a minority offender. There's plenty of data to back Booker up."This news came out about Paul Manafort, and I'm really ticked off about this," said an agitated Booker, who then gave an informed speech on inequality.
— The Late Show March 8, 2019 He went on:"We are a nation right now that churns into our criminal justice system the most vulnerable people. You can tell a lot about a country by who they incarcerate. So in Russia, they incarcerate political opposition. In Turkey, they're actually incarcerating the media -- be careful when you travel there, sir. But in our country, we prey upon the most vulnerable citizens in our nation. Poor folks. Mentally ill folks. Addicted folks.
Today I'm introducing a new bill -- the Next Step Act -- to push for bolder, more progressive criminal justice reform. Here's what we're fighting for: pic.twitter.com/98PDv3De5J — Sen. Cory Booker March 7, 2019 But it was an incremental effort. Booker, who cosponsored the First Step Act, is proposing the Next Step Act as part of his presidential campaign. It would change sentencing for drug offenders, put restrictions on when employers can ask about criminal history and more.
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