mr. shelton, i met alton mills's mother and father. they've been to several meetings that i've attended to discuss this bill. i'm glad that you mentioned his case before us, because it is clearly a miscarriage of justice. the sentencing judge, judge aspen, not considered a pushover by anybody, said that this was a terrible outcome in this case. this man has now been in prison 20 years and no end in sight. he's been sentenced to life in prison for what appears to be two minor crack offences and the third one that put him away for life. while the kingpins who were ratting him out will be out of prison, he'll still be in prison. now, if that doesn't speak to the injustice of some of our current sentencing guidelines, then turn the page to ms. debi campbell. is there anyone here who thinks, having heard this woman give her candid testimony about her life experience, that she should have served 19 years and seven months in federal prison? does that make sense to anyone here? those arguing against reform are basically saying leave the system

mr. shelton, i met alton mills' mother and father. they've been to several meetings that i've attended to discuss this bill. i'm glad that you mentioned his case before us, because it is clearly a miscarriage of justice. the sentencing judge, judge aspen, not considered a pushover by anybody, said that this was a terrible outcome in this case. this man has now been in prison 20 years and no end in sight. he's been sentenced to life in prison for what appears to be two minor crack offences and the third one that put him away for life. while the kingpins who were ratting him out will be out of prison, he'll still be in prison. now, if that doesn't speak to the injustice of some of our current sentencing guidelines, then turn the page to ms. debi campbell. is there anyone here who thinks, having heard this woman give her candid testimony about her life experience, that she should have served 19 years and seven months in federal prison? does that make sense to anyone here? those arguing against reform are basically saying leave the system

mr. shelton. >> props i can yield the duration of his time. good afternoon, chairman. ranking members leahy and the sustained committee. my name is hillary shelton, naacp washington bureau, for policy and add sraes. our nation's criminal justice system is an incident tkpwral part. it is not working. despite the fact that americans with being discriminated at high rates, we are not seeing an equivalent drop in crimes. too many people are being locked up for too long and not getting the support they need to become productive members of society either in prison or once they're released. the racial disparities of people who come into contact with our criminal justice system led whole communities and many, many others to lose faith that the system is fair and unbiased. too many americans are being convinced that the justice is not blind when it comes to race and ethnicity. 2.2 million people are in our prisons or jails or 1 in every 110 adults locked up today. they grow 800% since 1980 when changes in the nation's sentencing laws began to be enacted. too many of those are i

mr. shelton. helton: our nation's criminal justice system is the ventricle heart and is not working. despite the fact that americans are being discredited migrates we're not eating an equivalent a crime. to "being locked up for too long as the nonviolent offense. the left and support they need to become productive members of society in prison or once they are released. the graceful disparities which biggest among people who come into contact with the criminal justice system have let whole communities as well as many others around our nation to lose faith in the system as fair and unbiased. justice not lying when it comes to race and ethnicity. 2.1 million people are in our nation's prisons, jails, and proximally one in every 10 adults locked up in america today. today there are more than ,00-5000 people in prison alone a growth of almost 800 cents since 19 $.80 the change in our loss begin to be enacted. too many of those were imprisoned for nonviolent offenses. offenders violent represented 53% of those in state prisons. only 7% of the federal population. the rapid increase is espec

mr. shelton. helton: our nation's criminal justice system is the ventricle heart and is not working. despite the fact that americans are being discredited migrates we're not eating an equivalent a crime. to "being locked up for too long as the nonviolent offense. the left and support they need to become productive members of society in prison or once they are released. the graceful disparities which biggest among people who come into contact with the criminal justice system have let whole communities as well as many others around our nation to lose faith in the system as fair and unbiased. justice not lying when it comes to race and ethnicity. 2.1 million people are in our nation's prisons, jails, and proximally one in every 10 adults locked up in america today. today there are more than ,00-5000 people in prison alone a growth of almost 800 cents since 19 $.80 the change in our loss begin to be enacted. too many of those were imprisoned for nonviolent offenses. offenders violent represented 53% of those in state prisons. only 7% of the federal population. the rapid increase is espec

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mr. reid: about 10:45 this morning one of my friends passed away. the name was janice shelton. she was a fixture in the united states senate. she worked in the senate for more than three decades. but the reason i feel so bad this morning -- this afternoon, i should say, is that janice worked for me. janice shelton worked for me for 25 years. she was such a good person. she ran my office, and that's an understatement. she was born in virginia, in warrenton, graduated from mount vernon high school in a san degree i can't, attended northern virginia community college, married and two daughters, two grandchildren that i know well. eight total. but shelton and nelson worked for me as -- i shouldn't say worked for me. i got to know him very, very well. i read the papers every sunday to find out how his football team had done. he was a huge offensive lineman, weighed more than 300 pounds of solid muscle. his brother chris, who was 6'4" was a stunningly good baseball pitcher also at the college level. rebecca and holly worked at the senate here, senate pages. they have four great-grand