Tlaib Confronted Over Endorsement of Bill That Would ‘Release Everyone’ From Prison in 10 Years
Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) was grilled over her support of legislation that proposes emptying federal prisons within 10 years. Axios’ Jonathan Swan said during an interview with Tlaib, “In 2020, you endorsed the…
Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) was grilled over her support of legislation that proposes emptying federal prisons within 10 years.
Axios’ Jonathan Swan said during an interview with Tlaib, “In 2020, you endorsed the Breathe Act which is a series of proposals to transform America’s criminal justice system and create ‘a roadmap for Prison abolition.’ The Breathe Act proposes emptying federal detention facilities within 10 years.”
He asked, “To what extent have you wrestled with any potential downsides of releasing into society every single person who’s currently in a federal Prison?”
“I think that everyone’s like, oh my god, we’re going to just release everybody,” Tlaib responded.
Swan interrupted as he said, “That’s what it says.”
“Yeah, but did you see how many people are mentally ill that are in Prison right now?” she responded.
Swan said, “No, I know. But the act that you endorsed actually says ‘release everyone’ in 10 years. But there are like human traffickers…Do you mean that you don’t actually support that?”
“No, I endorsed the Breathe Act in looking at federal policies and how we incarcerate,” Tlaib said.