Bill Clinton: “Well, it could happen, but let me say that in many States today--in my State, for example, where I'm from, if you get a…”

“Well, it could happen, but let me say that in many States today--in my State, for example, where I'm from, if you get a life sentence you can't get out unless you get parole commuted by the Governor, anyway. So about 10 percent of our prison population are people on life sentences. It is rare for people over 70 to commit those serious crimes. It sometimes happens. If they are clearly not a danger to society, they ought to be able to make their case and get their sentence commuted. [A participant asked about prevention of violent crime in communities where children think violence is the only way to solve problems.]”