Harris is either grossly incompetent or a liar and maybe both. I found a fact checking post that is clearly being favorable to her. But reading between the lines one can see that something is wrong. She said she was not aware of what her staff were doing on more than one occasion. If true she can not direct an office of responsibility.
When the memo provoked headlines that fall, Harris spoke out against it and said she was not aware of it. “The way that argument played out in court does not reflect my priorities,” she told the website ThinkProgress. “The idea that we incarcerate people to have indentured servitude is one of the worst possible perceptions. I feel very strongly about that. It evokes images of chain gangs.”
Inmates in California are paid as little as eight cents per hour, according to the Prison Policy Initiative, with those battling wildfires getting about two dollars a day.
Democratic debate: Fact-checking the attacks on Kamala Harris’ criminal justice record
Kamala Harris faced a barrage of tough attacks over her criminal justice record at Wednesday night’s Democratic presidential debate, and not all of the claims stand up to scrutiny.www.mercurynews.com
