The United States is the leader in world incarceration. Despite only having about 5 percent of the world’s people, the country’s prisoners encompasses almost 25 percent of the world’s total prison population.

The U.S. government just released thousands of prisoners in the largest one-time release of federal offenders. So, what’s next for those now on the outside?

CCTV America’s Jim Spellman reports.

The Heat brought on:

• Barbara Lee, a U.S. Congresswoman. She has been a champion of prison and criminal justice reform.
• Stanley Richards is Senior Vice President for Fortune Society, an organization that helps prisoners and former prisoners through education, job training and housing assistance.
• Julianne Malveaux is political commentator and criminal justice activist.