Biden haunted in New Hampshire by crime bill

NASHUA, N.H. – Former Vice President Joe Biden was haunted by his support during the 1990s for anti-crime legislation as he made his first campaign stops in New Hampshire this week, forced to explain backing for tough-on-crime measures that contrast with current enthusiasm for criminal justice reform.

At a campaign stop in Nashua on Wednesday, a female attendee probed the Democratic presidential front-runner about his support for crime legislation and how he would “repair” the harm done by mass incarceration and the war on crime.