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Friday 17 July 2015

Obama becomes 1st sitting president to visit prison; pushes reform

On Thursday, President Barack Obama visited the Federal Correctional Institution El Reno, a medium-security facility near Oklahoma City, becoming the 1st sitting president to visit a federal prison.
Earlier this week, President Barack Obama commuted the prison sentences of 46 people serving lengthy jail terms for nonviolent drug offenses.

Officials opened a cell for the president so that he could see how prisoners are confined. The cell contained: "a double bunk bed and third bed along the wall, a toilet and sink, along with a small bookcase and three lockers." "Three full-grown men in a 9-by-10 cell," the president noted.

The president sat with some six inmates who told him of their experiences both inside and outside prison.
"When they describe their youth and their childhood, these are young people who made mistakes that aren't that different than the mistakes I made," Obama said.
He added that had the men had support structures growing up, they may have made vastly different choices. The sentiment is part of a bigger push from the Obama administration to end harsh punishments for nonviolent drug offenders, which includes the elimination of mandatory minimum sentences.

Obama said that the US has become immune to the number of young people incarcerated for long periods of time for stupid mistakes.
"It's not normal," he said."It's not what happens in other countries. What is normal is teenagers doing stupid things. What is normal is young people making mistakes."

He added,
"We've got to be able to distinguish between dangerous individuals who need to be incapacitated and incarcerated versus young people who, in an environment in which they are adapting, but if given different opportunities, a different vision of life, could be thriving the way we are."


AP

52 comments:

Unknown said...

Seen

I B M bolubantin said...

Way to go Mr. President

Unknown said...

Hmmmm. Dis is wht I call leadership by example not all those African leaders dat wil b feeling big to connect wit their people dat elected them into office. God bless, and thumbs up to him.

NaijaDeltaBabe said...

Good enough

Unknown said...

Wow! I love Obama!

Unknown said...

Okay


OKORO UPGRADED**

Unknown said...

Hmmmm that's very good of him.

Unknown said...

Hmmmm that's very good of him.

obietrezy said...

Just that....... Rubbish...... Jor oh

Unknown said...

Hmmm,the man
*iyawo Obama

Anonymous said...

You are always weeks late with ya news. Why don you concentrate on Naija news

Anonymous said...

PMB has to visit nigeria prisons. He should start with krikiri maximum

Anonymous said...

PMB has to visit nigeria prisons. He should start with krikiri maximum

MARSHMALLOWS! said...

See correct prison, naija prisons na golgotha.

AQO said...

Nothing about this man interests me anymore.













Jesus is Lord.

Unknown said...

dix nigga cares alot Oo..........9ce 1



Hop dix happens in naija

Unknown said...

Obama making history and his haters making noise....so much respect and love for you, sir!

Unknown said...

Seen.

Unknown said...

Grant Clemency to some prisoners,use your power,and stop talking,the white men built that place for blacks and mexicans,so use your power and free some people who are not that bad,you can do it obama,instead of being a wet ass your now by talking blah!

Unknown said...

Good one from him. Linda take note!

Unknown said...

Good one from him. Linda take note!

Ifybaby said...

I agree with Obama on this one. it's amazing in a bad way what some people who can afford big time lawyers get away with. And on the other hand some people who got caught doing something that they should at most be fined for, end up spending decades in prison, just because of technicalities...and the more dominant reason of 'no money to hire a competent lawyer'.
A lot of people are missing years in their lives because they don't have information.

Unknown said...

Nice move.

ujunwa said...

Kudos to him

Anonymous said...

Hero! The greatest president in history

Anonymous said...

Just showing the Christian fundamentalist where they will be languishing.

Anonymous said...

Seen

Anonymous said...

MEHN SEE HOW CLEAN A PRISON IS. CHOI, LOOKING SLEEKER THAN NIGERIAN HOTELS. SEE PRISON FLOOR. TILED AND CLEAN. WITH QUALITY CARE AND FULL HUMAN RIGHTS - ACCESS TO FOOD, BETA FOOD, MATTRESS, PHONECALLS, CONJUGAL VISITS, HEALTHCARE. ETC.
HONESTLY, NIGERIANS WE NEED TO GET OUR ACTS TOGETHER. WE CANT BE LIVING AND BEHAVING LIKE WE ARE NOT ALL FROM THE SAME GOD.

Unknown said...

a.k.a EDWIN CHINEDU AZUBUKO said..
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I swear if there is third term the US people will still vote for him....
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***CURRENTLY IN JUPITER***

Mihearty said...

Go abeg. Ihe gi adimu nma

Unknown said...

What xxxxx

Unknown said...

Obama,come Naija come see prison na

JUST ME said...

Hmm... This prison Looks like Aso rock oo

Manuel Kunmi said...

Alright

Unknown said...

Nice of him



#TeamBlessed#

TAMARA SPLASH said...

Mtchewww

Anonymous said...

You must be a joker. He us just doing this to pacify his own black brothers he has neglected since the beginning of his precidency. He knows that if he doesn't do anything for the blacks at this dying minute the Democrats will lose whorefully during the upcoming elections because they would definitely not get the black vote. Even with this, I doubt the the democrats will win the up coming elections.

Unknown said...

Good for him! Wish him luck!!!

Unknown said...

make hin try the maximum ones naa ka ndi otu T-bag yi e ya égwù

xucdave said...

He Went There To Look For A Gay Partner.

xucdave said...

He Went There To Look For A Gay Partner.

xucdave said...

He Went Dere To Look For A Gay Partner.

xucdave said...

He Went There To Look For A Gay Partner.

Unknown said...

Lmao....

Anonymous said...

Huh? Guess you didn't read the article? Typical!

Anonymous said...

Really at Anon 10:30??!! Have you seen the crop of Democrats running? Buahahahaha!!!

James Olorunosebi said...

Absolutely correct.

Unknown said...

Who cares what interests you? He s the President of the United States. Who the hell are you?

Unknown said...

You are a fool. He granted pardons to 49 non violent drug offenders

Anonymous said...

Dumb whore

Anonymous said...

Prison looking finer than some hotels in Nigeria. This man should come and be Nigerians president

Unknown said...

I wish him luck.

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