Sentencing Reform Not Part of Prison Reform Agenda

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U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions receives the National Sheriffs' Association Lifetime Achievement Award before he speaks at their convention in New Orleans, Monday, June 18, 2018. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
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U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions receives the National Sheriffs' Association Lifetime Achievement Award before he speaks at their convention in New Orleans, Monday, June 18, 2018. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions receives the National Sheriffs’ Association Lifetime Achievement Award before he speaks at their convention in New Orleans, Monday, June 18, 2018. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

While the White House has an appetite for criminal justice reform, sentencing reform will not be on the table.  However, Attorney General Jeff Sessions will hold up the issue of sentencing reform.  AURN White House Correspondent speaks with NAACP Legal Defense Fund President & Director-Counsel Sherrilyn Ifill.

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