Cory Booker Talks Criminal Justice And 'The New Jim Crow' On HuffPost Live

WATCH LIVE: Cory Booker On What's Wrong With The Criminal Justice System
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Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J. addresses supporters during an election night victory gathering, Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2014, in Newark, N.J. Booker, who won a special election last year for the seat that was vacated by the death of Sen. Frank Lautenberg, went up against Republican challenger Jeff Bell. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Sen. Cory Booker has urged supporters to read Michelle Alexander's award-winning book about the U.S. criminal justice system, 'The New Jim Crow.' He joins HuffPost's D.C. Bureau Chief Ryan Grim to discuss how to make criminal justice reform happen.

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