By — Joshua Barajas Joshua Barajas Leave a comment 0comments Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/watch-live-trump-to-talk-prison-reform-at-white-house-summit Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter WATCH LIVE: Trump to talk prison reform at White House summit Politics May 18, 2018 11:01 AM EDT President Donald Trump will host a summit at the White House on Friday over federal prison reform, a move that looks to encourage a bipartisan compromise to reduce the number of people in the country’s prisons. President Donald Trump is expected to host a summit over federal prison reform, starting at 10:45 a.m. ET today. Watch the president’s remarks in the player above. The summit, with opening remarks from Vice President Mike Pence, brings together dozens of experts and policymakers to discuss how to overhaul the prison system, including how to improve prisoner conditions and meet the needs of women in prison and the costs of running federal prisons. At question is whether the Trump administration’s proposals for criminal justice reform will go far enough for Democrats. Trump is scheduled to deliver closing remarks at 11:30 a.m. ET. PBS NewsHour will update this story as it develops. We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now By — Joshua Barajas Joshua Barajas Joshua Barajas is a senior editor for the PBS NewsHour's Communities Initiative. He's also the senior editor and manager of newsletters. @Josh_Barrage
President Donald Trump will host a summit at the White House on Friday over federal prison reform, a move that looks to encourage a bipartisan compromise to reduce the number of people in the country’s prisons. President Donald Trump is expected to host a summit over federal prison reform, starting at 10:45 a.m. ET today. Watch the president’s remarks in the player above. The summit, with opening remarks from Vice President Mike Pence, brings together dozens of experts and policymakers to discuss how to overhaul the prison system, including how to improve prisoner conditions and meet the needs of women in prison and the costs of running federal prisons. At question is whether the Trump administration’s proposals for criminal justice reform will go far enough for Democrats. Trump is scheduled to deliver closing remarks at 11:30 a.m. ET. PBS NewsHour will update this story as it develops. We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now