Politically Speaking: Prison Release Politics

With California’s overcrowded prisons still under federal court supervision, Gov. Jerry Brown is pushing a ballot measure to once again overhaul crime and punishment policies. But opponents say it poses great risks. NBC 7’s Marianne Kushi speaks with Reverend Shane Harris of the “National Action Network” a civil rights organization. He supports the measure. NBC 7 invited opposition from a homicide victims’ advocacy group, but their spokeswoman withdrew just hours ago, citing the slaying of a San Diego police officer and the wounding of another.