Paul, Booker will continue push for sentencing reform

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A pair of unlikely allies in the U.S. Senate said they will continue to push the new Republican majority to allow juveniles charged with nonviolent crimes to expunge their criminal records.

Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky and Democratic Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey spoke via video conference to a forum at Sullivan University on Tuesday about the Redeem Act the pair sponsored last year.

Paul, who is likely to seek the Republican nomination for president in 2016, said the country’s criminal justice system does not treat everyone the same and the result is convicted felons are often denied the opportunity to vote and work.

Booker said he was fortunate to serve in the Senate with Paul and hoped the two could convince Congress to pass the law.

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