Igor Bobic, THE HUFFINGTON POST
(Huffington Post) — The presidential campaign of Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) announced Saturday it had tapped a young, black criminal justice advocate to serve as its national press secretary.
Symone Sanders, who is of no relation to the junior senator, serves as the national youth chair of the Coalition on Juvenile Justice, a nonprofit that focuses on appropriate care of American youth in the justice system.
She introduced the presidential contender at a rally in Seattle on Saturday that drew 12,000 people — the largest crowd to attend a Sanders event yet — with remarks about racial inequality.
“You know which candidate for president will shut down the private prison industry,” she said, according to CNN. “You know which candidate will have the courage to fight unjust mandatory minimums and the death penalty.”
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