solosnake posted... this real?
This claims it's false, but only b/c "her office" wrote the memo and she later claimed she had no knowledge/involvement of it.
"The buck stops here? Nah..."
Biden had some juicy things to say about her, too
https://www.mercurynews.com/2019/08/01/democratic-debate-kamala-harris-tulsi-gabbard-joe-biden-fact-check/
Tulsi Gabbard: She kept people in prison beyond their sentences to use them as cheap labor for the state of California.
The facts: Its false to say Harris kept prisoners incarcerated beyond their sentences. Lawyers in Harris attorney general office did unsuccessfully argue against the early release of prisoners, citing needed inmate firefighting labor but Harris said they did so without her knowledge and publicly criticized the statement at the time.
In September 2014, attorneys for Harris argued in a court filing that the state should not free some prisoners as part of efforts to reduce prison crowding because it would negatively impact programs that put inmates to work fighting wildfires. That would severely impact fire camp participation a dangerous outcome while California is in the middle of a difficult fire season and severe drought, the lawyers wrote. A judge ruled against Harris offices request.
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.
Do you believe her?