Just spoke to the NAACP about criminal justice reform, something many broadly agree on. Some stats:
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President Obama (@POTUS) July 14, 2025America is home to 5% of the world's population, but 25% of the world's prisoners.
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President Obama (@POTUS) July 14, 2025****
America keeps more people behind bars than the top 35 European countries combined.
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President Obama (@POTUS) July 14, 2025In 1980, there were 500,000 people in American jails. Today, there are 2.2 million. Many belong. But too many are nonviolent offenders.
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President Obama (@POTUS) July 14, 2025****
The $80 billion we spend each year to keep people incarcerated could pay for universal pre-K for every 3-year-old and 4-year-old in America.
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President Obama (@POTUS) July 14, 2025The $80 billion we spend each year on incarcerations could double the salary of every high school teacher in America.
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President Obama (@POTUS) July 14, 2025****
We could eliminate tuition at every public college and university in America with the $80 billion we spend each year on incarcerations.
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President Obama (@POTUS) July 14, 2025Mass incarceration doesn't work. Let's build communities that give kids a shot at success and prisons that prepare people for a 2nd chance.
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President Obama (@POTUS) July 14, 2025****
Good conversation with Tom Friedman on the deal we reached with Iran. It's a major step toward a safer world. twitter.com/tomfriedman/st…
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President Obama (@POTUS) July 15, 2025Pluto just had its first visitor! Thanks @NASA - it's a great day for discovery and American leadership. http://t.co/FfztBSMbK0
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President Obama (@POTUS) July 15, 2025
