paul butler?uest: i do not think i said or anybody said that if you get a first possession offense you go to a federal prison, but it sounds like larry retired before we experienced in the 1980's and the 1990's this massive increase in the prison population, again based on these laws that went into effect in the early-19 90's. maybe he is not up to date with who actually is incarcerated now. again, the reason why people like the koch brothers are on board with having to reduce our prison population is because the folks that are serving time now, again, some of them, about half are there for violent crimes in federal prison, and there is not a lot of debate about whether they should be there. that is an area that we need to investigate, but with nonviolent drug offenders, about 50% of folks in the federal system, i think, again, no one wants to coddle criminals. everyone is in favor of public safety, but it turns out that too much incarceration is what we call criminal genic, which means when you r

paul butler?guest: i do not think i said or anybody said that if you get a first possession offense you go to a federal prison, but it sounds like larry retired before we experienced in the 1980's and the 1990's this massive increase in the prison population, again based on these laws that went into effect in the early-19 90's. maybe he is not up to date with who actually is incarcerated now. again, the reason why people like the koch brothers are on board with having to reduce our prison population is because the folks that are serving time now, again, some of them, about half are there for violent crimes in federal prison, and there is not a lot of debate about whether they should be there. that is an area that we need to investigate, but with nonviolent drug offenders, about 50% of folks in the federal system, i think, again, no one wants to coddle criminals. everyone is in favor of public safety, but it turns out that too much incarceration is what we call criminal genic, which means when you

paul butler, any comment for the caller?caller: you know, when you talk about that role --guest: you know, when you talk about that wool you had in the court system, there are creative ways of having judges think about social problems and helping to resolve social problems in ways that do not involve locking everybody up. now there are new drug courts focus on rehabilitation. i think we also have to start thinking about alternatives to arrests. there has been so much focus on incarceration, appropriately, because it is so harsh expensive, and counterproductive to public safety, but now we are starting to understand that arrest is also a point at which people enter the system and start having outcomes that are hard to reverse. once you get the arrest record, it makes it hard to get a job. my mom always says why don't these guys just go work admit donald -- go work at mcdonald's. it is often

police say 28-year-old paul butler was allegedly speeding when he rear-ended the vehicle the teen was in. butler was arrested on suspicion op floin dui, felony hit and run and vehicular manslaughter. >>> a helicopter search is underway for a 47-year-old woman that went missing in walnut creek. valentina matsuhina was last seen walking away from her apartment near civic park. police say she has health challenges and may become disownerred. a manhunt is -- >>> a manhunt is underway for the father of a missing 6-year- old baby. police say math true thy graham skipped a meeting with his probation officer. he allegedly stole cancer a gun from his mother in redding and fled. her father claims to be the last person to sheer on july 1. >>> coming one a possible explosion on a rhode island beach sends a woman to the hospital. hear what witnesses are saying about the incident. protesters gathering in richmond to rally against crude oil trains. we'll tell you about their concerns about the trains going through thru their community. crews still working to clean up an oil spill off the coast of sa

joining me now is former federal prosecutor paul butler thank you for being here. >> great to be herethe argument to keep this video private stand a chance? >> no. when the taxpayers spend $5 million to settle a case they have a right to know what happened. in this case the police shot a man who was unarmed. he had one hand in the air. the other hand, he had a baseball cap on. that's reckless homicide. i don't understand how this is not a criminal case. the police don't get to shoot you because you take off your hat. in this situation, what they should have done is take cover. you don't expose yourself and then use that as an excuse to shoot. yesterday the president talked about how the united states is the world's leading jailer. it seems like we don't have a problem prosecuting anybody except a cop who shoots an unarmed civilian. >> and now they're fighting, as we have been involved in these police accountability movements, now that we are successful in some places, not nearly enough getting the dash cam cameras and the body cameras, they're fighting the release of them which brings

joining me now, former federal prosecutor paul butler. thank you for being here paul. >> great to be here reverend. >> giving the crying the notes on her intake form all that should the jail have been watching sandra bland more closely, paul? >> absolutely. reverend, when you're in jail you are a ward of the state. you can't take care of yourself so the government the state, the jail assumes responsibilities for your necessities, including your health care. if there's any issue of mental health problems a couple of things kick in immediately. one, frequent rounds by the guards, more often than an hour. often 30 minutes, 15 minutes. some prisons, if they know you're at risk for suicide, you're constantly monitored. that didn't happen here. it's likely when miss bland was arrested, she was arrested for being perceived by the cop as an uppity black woman in jail. whether she died by suicide or more sinister means, she's treated by the jailer erer like a black woman whose live doesn't matter. >> just three years ago, someone committed suicide

paul butler? guest: i am with you, todd. i think a lot of misdemeanors should probably not be dealt with through the criminal justice system. there was a frightening article in the "new york times" this week about public urination, and it turns out thousands of people in new york city get arrested for peeing in the street, if you excuse the expression, and that is a problem. a lot of folks agreed it is a public nuisance, people should not do that, and there needs to be some disincentive, but the problem is one folks get arrested for that, they, a lot of times, spent time in a holding cell and they have an arrest record, and people plead guilty because they get caught red-handed, and and up with his criminal record. when we think about the collateral consequences that come from having a criminal record, and especially having a conviction, are those equivalent to the problem of public urination? so, again, being creative about ways to deal with social problems other than by locking people up, and the example that you used abou

new at 6:00 an early morning crash leaves an east bay man dead, another behind bars. 28-year-old paul butleri and hit and run charges. police say he was speeding in hayward, slammed into a car in front of him. the driver of the other car was not seriously hurt. an 18-year-old passenger died after being taken to the hospital. >>> today detectives are resuming their search for a baby missing now for more than a week. six month old amber graham went missing from her shasta opportunitiy home. her father told police she disappeared from her crib at their home in happy valley but detectives say his story doesn't match up. now new developments are point poing the shasta county sheriff's department to the small town of ono. police with cadaver dogs are scouring the terrain for clues. detectives say amber's father is a person of interest in this case but no charges have been filed against him. >>> it hasn't even been a year since the jungle was shut down and people living in one of the nations largest homeless encampments had an early wake-up call as crews moved in to clean out their new spot. crews

police say paul butler tried to run away but he was arrested a few blocks away. ont of him at a red light. it happened yesterday morning. a 20-year-old woman who was driving the car that was rear ended suffered minor injuries. >>> two junior college students are due in court tuesday on charges in connection with the shooting at a motel 6 in rohnert park. an alleged prostitute was wounded in the attack 10 days ago. police say they stopped two men. ronnie paul threadgill and coa james sibley. the two said they played football at santa rosa junior college and just went to a nearby jack-in-the-box. they were let go but then through surveillance video their car was matched as the suspected vehicle and threadgill was matched as the suspected gunman. >> one suspect ran away from the hotel and ultimately got pictured up by the same vehicle. >> reporter: he faces charges that include attempted homicide. sibley is being charged as accessory for allegedly driving the getaway car. the victim remains hospitalized in critical condition but is not able to speak yet to police abo

we want to your experience and get paul butler to comment on those experiences as well. 202-748-8003 s the number for you to call your professor butler there's a statistic put out by the sentencing project. we want to show you. this sissy or a lifetime likelihood of imprisonment for black men is one in three. is that accurate? >> guest: well one in three black men will certainly be arrested and have some kind of involvement with the criminal justice system. the numbers are much larger for white men. many fewer whites that of contact with the criminal justice system that african-americans. and begin lot of that we have to look at the war on drugs the failed war on drugs. peter i have taught at college campuses for the last 15 years, and i know that african-americans don't use or sell drugs more than any other group. the national institute of health where you are in d.c. says blacks are about 30% of the people who use drugs. but if you go not far from worry our to the justice department, figure of justice statistics, they will tell you over half of the people who are locked up for drug

for more paul henderson, a veteran prosecutor and legal analyst and paul butler former federal prosecutor and georgetown professor at the georgetown school of law. your reaction to the officer being charged. paul henderson, is this all about the video in this particular case? >> well it is in this case because the video is the linchpin indicating that the comments that were made by the officer as part of the investigation was a lie because he had told them that there was a struggle and because we had this video, we know that was not true. and that is why he was charged. obviously the video shows inappropriate behavior and escalation that occurred as well. but the video puts the nail on the head and sums it up as to why he will be charged and prosecutored in this case. >> absolutely. professor butler how significant is it that some officers are being charged now? does it set a precedent and suggest that yes, black lives matter and that these people cannot be treated routinely in such a manner. >> the video matters to people that don't believe what af african-americans have been saying for

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. >>> let's talk about it with georgetown law professor paul butler and cnn law enforcement analyst retiredharry houck. thank you for being here. let me begin with this. i want to read it and get your reaction. this is in the d.a. statement deciding not to charge these officers. "they saw dias reach into his right side waistband but withheld their fire and gave him additional commands. after diaz reached into his left pocket and continued to advance forward towards cuff, dropping his hands once again after being told he would be shot if he did so, the officers responded with deadly force in reasonable fear for their lives and cuff's life." harry, to you. were the officers justified here? >> yes. >> why? >> let me tell you why. first of all, we can't -- looking at the video, you can't just watch the video once and come up with an analysis. you have to watch it several times from several different angles. as you can see, the other two people he is with had their hands up and they are listening to the police 100%. this man does not. this indicates to you as a police officer you are now perceiv

. >> back with me now, former prosecutor paul butler.ignificant was this the president's visit? you're a former federal prosecutor. put into perspective how significant is this? >> this is huge. this is a major step forward toward equal justice under the law. the president made an economic argument that cost $80 billion a year to lock up nonviolent offenders. what if we spend that on sending kids to school, employment training. texas, the reddest of the red state is the leader in reducing incarceration and keeping its citizens state. most importantly, it is the right thing to do. everybody really does deserve a second chance. as an african-american man, so much resonates for me when he says there but for the grace of god go i. clarence thomas same words. >> i think that's very important. because clarence thomas who is considered one of the most conservative on the supreme court has said there but for the grace of god go i, all the way to all of us considered on the left. 2 million people. and many of them nonviolent drug offenders. we're

. >>> now, let's bring in former federal prosecutor paul butler and legal analyst arriva martin. thank you both for being here. >> thanks, rev. >> great to be here. >> this video is shocking. i mean to say the least. i want to start by getting both of your reactions. arriva? >> you know, i was so disturbed by it, rev, but even before the gunshot, something really important happened in this video. this officer assumed that mr. dub os had a suspended driver's license. >> right. >> he pretty much concluded that without any facts to justify that. so when we talk about police officer training, we have to also deal with the issue of implicit bias. this officer made assumptions about mr. dub os, and we have to assume but for the reason that he was african american. he was an african american male driving, he gave his name, he did nothing other than drive without a front license plate and this officer made an erroneous assumption without facts that led to this horrific shooting. >> and he said, i live around the corner, that's where my license is. he said, i'm right around the corner. >>

national organization of black law enforcement executives sedrick alexander, and us former prosecutor paul butler reason for officer tensing to use his gun at all? >> no matter how much we watch it at this point, there's nothing in that video to suggest that that young man should have died the way he did. this was just a horrible horrible tragedy that should not have occurred whatsoever. thank god for the video. it gives us clear, clear evidence of what occurred in those few seconds. the fact that that video does not line up with his report that he wrote, and also with the statement that his partner made is even just as troubling. >> well paul i want to ask you about this. first, he knew he was wearing a body camera. while file a report that doesn't even remotely square with what investigators were obviously going to see. there's always an investigation when there's a dead body. >> thank god for the video instead. without it there would not be an indictment in this case. of course african-americans eeshl spyly have been making alleges about this against police officers for decades, and now that t

joining me now we have paul butler, a law professor at the georgetown law school and we have defense oulden. so there's a lot of finger pointing here going on gentlemen, that's very clear. paul you were a federal prosecutor. according to this law, who is right? should san francisco have reached out to ice? i would suspect not because it's a sang chir city right? or should ice have figured out a way to deal with this knowing there were old warrants? >> well ice certainly could have gotten a warrant. san francisco's position is look this guy was being held for a 20-year-old charge for selling $20 worth of marijuana. san francisco doesn't prosecute cases like that so they had to lets him go. in order to continue to detain him, they say the fourth amendment requires a warrant. so all ice had to do is to get a bench warrant to maintain him in the jail so i don't think they're wrong to say that the system broke down. part of it is law enforcement, local law enforcement officer, like cops aren't supposed to be enforcing federal immigration law. so we really do need more coherence to our immi

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and firearms and tactical instructor and with me georgetown law professor and former prosecutor paul butler. gentlemen, welcome to both of you. >> great to be here. >> my pleasure. >> david cass, to you first. i want to ask from a law enforcement perspective. they have found that what some of the trooper did was improper and asking her to step out of the car, maybe not explaining why she was being pulled over. why am i being apprehended? can you walk me through the separate parts where he acted wrongly? >> first of all, there's an antecedent to this video where the second he pulls her over ma'am i'm stopping you for an improper lane change very civil discourse. asked her for her license, very pleasant conversation right before that. at some point he's talking to her and he asks her to please put out her cigarette. >> right. >> i've done that before. >> you have? >> why? >> because i'm talking to you and you're -- >> blowing smoke in your face. >> toys deretrospectful. >> any other reason? >> it's not healthy. no. at that point you don't have to put it out but it's certainly courteous to. as

paul drop butler -- butler tried to run away from the crash but officers arrested him. he says he didn't see the car in front of him and that's when he hit it in hayward. a 21-year-old woman who was driving the car that was rear- ended was also hurt but not seriously.>>> hundreds concerned about community and police relations gathered today in union city. the justice and equality summit was held at james logan high school, organized by the city police department in conjunction with local schools and faith-based groups. the chief calls the relationship with the community vibrant. he is concerned about the national distrust of police.>> we want the idea of approachability, the idea of being able to have conversations in the future to be part of the fabric of this community. we don't want there to be fear or the unknown.>> chief mcallister says he hopes someone -- a summit like today's will not only strengthen trust and officers but give civilians a better understanding of the police force. per prat -- >>> a witness says it sounded like a grenade. a woman was sent flying 6

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at 8:30 a.m., paul butler discusses his book which examines recent efforts to reform the criminal justice system. later at 9:30, european union ambassador to the u.s. talking about the greek economic crisis and why greek lawmakers approved austerity measures rejected by the country's voters. ♪ host: a busy newsweek across the country and a while the world. some of the things that have happened include the iran deal. scott walker announced for president. there was the chattanooga shooting yesterday. financial numbers from the presidential candidates have come out. a planned parenthood video came out. hillary rodham clinton gave an economic speech earlier this week. and, of course the grecece bailout. some of the issues we will be discussing this morning on "washington journal."

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