Washington, DC – U.S. Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., released the following statement after traveling to the White House this afternoon to participate in a bipartisan meeting on criminal justice reform efforts with Members of Congress, the President, and the Vice President:
“This afternoon, I met with President Obama, Vice President Biden, and several members of Congress to discuss the urgent need to reform our broken criminal justice system. I was encouraged to hear the President call for significant criminal justice reform legislation in our meeting. There is growing momentum from both the left and the right for enacting common sense reforms that would save taxpayer money and make our communities safer, and I am encouraged that President Obama brought together a bipartisan group of leaders to discuss this important cause."
“If we are truly going to fix our broken criminal justice system, end the over-incarceration of people who commit non-violent offenses, and bring justice back to our justice system, we must be bold and enact comprehensive reforms that address all aspects of this problem. I’m optimistic about the prospects of reform in the weeks and months ahead.”
