Criminal Justice and Education Reform | Comcast Newsmakers

Criminal Justice and Education Reform - 6:04

with Sonia Chang-Diaz on Meaningful Change

Posted Oct 23, 2017

MA Legislators are working on reform this session: criminal justice reform from eliminating mandatory minimum sentences for nonviolent drug offenses to reducing racial disparities; and the Education Foundation reform and in state tuition for immigrants.

Hosted by: Jenny Johnson Produced by: Greater Boston Newsmakers Team

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