Fate of bipartisan bill on criminal justice reform uncertain
2,953 views · Published 17 February 2018 · 3:26 · Indexed 21 September 2026
Channel: PBS NewsHour · 2018 · News & Politics
A rare bipartisan agreement on a bill, which reduces mandatory minimum sentence for non-violent drug offenders, turned into a heated exchange after Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced his opposition to the bill. The bill was overwhelmingly approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee. NPR’s justice correspondent Carrie Johnson joins Hari Sreenivasan for more.
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