What we know about mass incarceration and crime, 30 years after the 1994 crime bill became law
Former President Bill Clinton speaks to law enforcement officials at the Justice Department in Washington, April 11, 1994. The president urged Congress to make quick work of the crime bill, warning that "frivolous" and "political" amendments would annoy an already anxious public. (Dennis Paquin/AP)
It’s been 30 years since President Bill Clinton signed the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994.
Here & Now‘s Scott Tong talks with Candice Norwood, a reporter with The 19th, about the bill’s lasting impacts and complicated legacy.
This article was originally published on WBUR.org.
