The harms of Covid policy: Aaron Wudrick and Kevin Bardosh
The harms of Covid policy: Aaron Wudrick and Kevin Bardosh
Canada’s Family Erosion

First with Trump, now with Kamala Harris: Kim Kardashian is advocating for criminal justice reform | KLRT [Video]

Categories
State Business and Economy News

WASHINGTON (AP) — Kim Kardashian marshaled her celebrity in one administration to spotlight criminal justice reform — and she’s doing it again in the next.

The reality TV star and entrepreneur joined Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday for a roundtable highlighting the administration’s efforts on criminal justice reform and how President Joe Biden has used his clemency powers, particularly on those convicted of non-violent drug offenses who faced significantly longer sentences than they would under current laws.

Kardashian was a regular presence at the White House during the Trump administration after striking up a partnership with the then-president’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, who had taken on criminal justice issues as part of his portfolio, and leveraging her celebrity to help secure clemency for those she felt were unjustly imprisoned.

The Biden White House invited four people pardoned earlier this week by the president, who granted clemency to 16 people who …

MLI Webinar: Exploring Innovation in Canadian Health Care
MLI Webinar: Exploring Innovation in Canadian Health Care
Decline and fall: Trends in family formation and fertility in Canada since 2001