SW 220 - Families Against Mandatory Minimums with Kevin Ring

Published: Nov. 6, 2015, 11:41 p.m.

Jason Hartman talks with Kevin Ring, Director of Strategic Initiatives for Families Against Mandatory Minimums, former lobbyist and associate to Jack Abramoff.

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Key Takeaways:

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[2:48] Hear about the kind of money a lobbyist can make

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[11:23] The amount of money he spent as a lobbyist that got him sent to prison on bribery charges.

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[15:03] The United States incarceration rate and the government\u2019s ability to find a crime you committed

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[22:21] How much money Kevin had to spend, while cooperating with the government, to defend himself in court

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[27:17] The dangers of privatized prisons

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[32:40] What people can do to change the system

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Website Mentioned:

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www.famm.org