Sen. Harris disputes former VP Biden's claims about 1994 crime bill and mass incarceration.
Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., on Wednesday said she took issue with Joe Biden’s claim that the 1994 crime bill, which he voted for, did not lead to mass incarceration in the U.S.
"I have a great deal of respect for Vice President Joe Biden, but I disagree. That crime bill, that 1994 crime bill, it did contribute to mass incarceration in this country,” Harris told reporters after a town hall in New Hampshire. Harris added that the bill"encouraged and was the first time that we had a federal three-strikes law."Harris was responding to comments made by Biden, one of many rivals for the Democratic presidential nomination, a day earlier in the same state. He said that the bill did not lead to mass incarceration.“Folks, let’s get something straight, 92 out of every 100 prisoners end up behind bars are in a state prison, not a federal prison.
Biden had been responding to questions from New Hampshire voters about the 1994 Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act — commonly referred to as the 1994 crime bill — which has, in recent years, come under renewed criticism from the progressive wing of the Democratic Party. Biden was a senator from Delaware at the time and supported the bill, which was later signed into law by then-President Bill Clinton.Critics have said the law
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