Cenk Uygur
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Tom Cotton Wants More Americans In Jail
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May 22, 2016
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6:34Now PlayingThe US has the highest amount of incarceration in the world. Senator Tom Cotton recently stated that he thinks even more Americans should be in prison. Cenk Uygur, John Iadarola, and Jimmy Dore, hosts of The Young Turks, break it down. Tell us what you think in the comment section below.
“United State Senator Tom Cotton thinks he knows how to fix America’s problems. What is the solution that Senator Cotton has come up with? Senator Tom Cotton believes a large part of the country’s problems is that the United States simply isn’t putting enough people in jail.
The Republican politician from Arkansas gave a speech on Thursday afternoon where he based some of his colleagues’ efforts to reform the criminal justice system in America. During that speech, Senator Tom Cotton said he believes the U.S. suffers from an “under-incarceration problem.”
Tom Cotton has been a rather vocal opponent of a bill that is wending its way through Congress, which would get rid or severely limit mandatory minimums. During his speech, Senator Tom Cotton said he doesn’t buy into the idea that America has too many offenders locked away for relatively small crimes. Cotton also doesn’t believe incarceration is “too costly” or, according to Politico, that “we should show more empathy toward those caught up in the criminal-justice system.” To back up his claims, Cotton pointed to a “vast majority” of crimes in which no one is apprehended.”
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