Reform Of Us Criminal Justice System

The US accounts for 25 per cent of the world's inmates who are disproportionately black and Latino, President Barack Obama has said, announcing measures aimed at reforming the criminal justice system in the country.

US President Barack Obama today called for a meaningful reform of the US criminal justice system to make it "fairer" while citing that there are 2.2 million people behind bars in America and USD 80 billion is spent on them which adversely affects the economy.

The US accounts for 25 per cent of the world's inmates who are disproportionately black and Latino, President Barack Obama has said, announcing measures aimed at reforming the criminal justice system in the country.

US President Barack Obama today called for a meaningful reform of the US criminal justice system to make it "fairer" while citing that there are 2.2 million people behind bars in America and USD 80 billion is spent on them which adversely affects the economy.