This week President Obama has become the first sitting president of the United States to visit a federal prison, as he begin’s his latest effort to address the cracks in our nations justice system, and push for reform.

On Thursday (July 16), he toured a federal prison in Oklahoma. The president spoke about how the nation needs to reconsider policies that contribute to a huge spike in the number of people behind bars.

President Obama even met with inmates at the El Reno prison, outside Oklahoma City.

As part of his push for criminal justice reform, Obama toured the El Reno Correctional Facility, a medium security prison that once housed Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh and is home to 1,300 male inmates convicted of federal crimes. While there, Obama met with inmates and stepped inside a 9 ft. by 10 ft. prison cell. - Mashable - Youtube

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