Noah asked O’Rourke about the less obvious, but still important solutions needed to lower prison rates, and O’Rourke noted that change needs to begin at the school level in order to cut off the school-to-prison pipeline. In his home state of Texas, O’Roruke said, that pipeline can manifest as early as kindergarten, where children of color are five times as likely to be disciplined, suspended or expelled.
“So, making sure we don’t just have equality in terms of funding for our schools, but equity in our schools — the teachers should look like the students in front of them — we’re going to have much better outcomes if we do that,” O’Rourke said. O’Rourke also called for getting rid of for-profit prisons and cash bail on top of ending the War on Drugs, legalizing marijuana and expunging the records of those who served time so they have a better chance of re-entering the workforce or going back to school.
He also noted the importance of making sure that those who went to prison for selling marijuana, most of whom are people of color, are “first in line to have licenses to legally sell marijuana once it’s become legal in this country — transformative justice.”
No one is interested in Beto and no one watches this show, so I guess it was the right place for him to go.
Zola4B Absolutely! Don’t just tweet about BetoORourke !! Get this incredible candidate on the cover of Rolling Stone!!
Beto was excellent as always. He makes everything so clear. Beto is the best voice for the voiceless. Beto2020
38 delegates! Enough said!
BetoForPresident is the president we need .No more liars, hypocrites, Elderlies, or cowards.
I enjoyed that interview! BetoForAmerica
Brendajurgens3 Such a great interview! 38 for the win!
& he was phenomenal! thanks to trevor, BetoORourke had this opportunity to talk abt some of his plans which are solid, well thought out, & receive praises from right left & center, economists, & voters. he left the audience feeling inspired Beto2020
Yay! Beto2020 2terms
Great interview!! Beto2020 BetoForAmerica
put beto on the cover of rs
Great interview! Beto can win TX 38 and pull the down ballot races. beto2020
Spot on
Great interview! Beto2020
Way to go Beto! Great Interview!
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