Does Bipartisan Criminal Justice Reform Stand a Chance?
How do residents in fragile communities view law enforcement and the legal system? Do they feel that people like them are treated fairly? Gerard Robinson, executive director of the Center for Advancing Opportunity (CAO), joins the podcast to discuss the findings of The State of Opportunity in America, the latest report from Â鶹´«Ã½AV and CAO. Later, Delaware Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester talks about her bipartisan criminal justice reform legislation. Can Republicans and Democrats come together on this issue in a polarized political environment?
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A new CAO/Â鶹´«Ã½AV study finds that half of black residents living in U.S. fragile communities say they know "some" or "a lot" of people who were unfairly sent to jail.
Most fragile community residents in the U.S. say college is "important" or "very important;" few (29%) agree all people in their area have access to an affordable college education.
Americans are almost evenly split on whether strengthening law and order (49%) or reducing bias against minorities (43%) should be a bigger priority for the U.S. criminal justice system.
