President Obama Highlights Criminal Justice Reform

• President Barack Obama Talks to Audience

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  President Barack Obama exits the Herbert M. Ellend Atrium in the S.I. Newhouse Center for Law & Justice on Monday, November 2nd, 2015.

• President Barack Obama Speaks

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  President Barack Obama speaks about criminal justice at the S.I. Newhouse Center for Law & Justice at Rutgers-Newark on Monday, November 2nd, 2015.

• U.S. Senator Cory Booker

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  U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) waves to the camera inside the Herbert M. Ellend Atrium at the S.I. Newhouse Center for Law & Justice on Monday, November 2nd, 2015.

• Newark Mayor Ras Baraka

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  Newark Mayor Ras Baraka takes questions from the media at the S.I. Newhouse Center for Law & Justice on Monday, November 2nd, 2015.

• Criminal Justice Reform Address Audience

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  Audience listens to President Barack Obama's criminal reform address inside the Herbert M. Ellend Atrium at Rutgers-Newark on Monday, November 2nd, 2015.

• President Barack Obama Enters

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  President Barack Obama enters the Herbert M. Ellend Atrium in the S.I. Newhouse Center for Law & Justice on Monday, November 2nd, 2015.

• President Obama's Motorcade

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  President Barack Obama's motorcade leaves the S.I. Newhouse Center for Law & Justice in Newark, NJ on Monday, November 2nd, 2015.

• Junius Williams

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  Director of Abbott Leadership Institute Rutgers Newark Junius Williams speaks to Silas Kezengwa outside the S.I. Newhouse Center for Law & Justice at Rutgers-Newark on Monday, November 2nd, 2015.

• Fmr. NJ Gov. Jim McGreevey

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  Fmr. NJ Gov. Jim McGreevey speaks outside the S.I. Newhouse Center for Law & Justice at Rutgers-Newark on Monday, November 2nd, 2015.

• Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop

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  Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop outside the S.I. Newhouse Center for Law & Justice at Rutgers-Newark on Monday, November 2nd, 2015.

• Presidential Security

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  Scene outside the S.I. Newhouse Center for Law & Justice in Newark, NJ as President Barack Obama departs on Monday, November 2nd, 2015.

• President Barack Obama

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  President Barack Obama speaks about criminal justice at the S.I. Newhouse Center for Law & Justice at Rutgers-Newark on Monday, November 2nd, 2015.

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Newark, New Jersey – On Monday, November 2nd, 2015, President Barack Obama traveled to Newark, New Jersey, to talk about criminal justice reform and highlight the re-entry process of formerly incarcerated individuals. The President gave his remarks at the S.I. Newhouse Center for Law and Justice at Rutgers University-Newark.

During his address, President Obama announced new initiatives to reform the rehabilitation of former inmates. Featured in his administration’s plans are new grants to aid in education, job training, housing, legal and children’s services. Plus, an initiative to ban the box — eliminating criminal history questions on federal job applications.

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