A Life Sentence for Drugs? John Oliver Takes on Mandatory Sentencing

On Last Week Tonight, host John Oliver broke down the facts on the overly harsh mandatory sentencing of nonviolent drug offenders. Oliver used this Breaking Bad-inspired connection to describe one man's unjust punishment, "He got a life sentence for three ounces of meth. That is insane! They're treating him like he's Season Five Walter White when he's barely Episode One Jesse Pinkman!"