I do not think things have improved personally.

Also, Mr. Werholtz, if you vote for Sam Brownback for Governor you will have one of the finest guys that I know.

We are going to offer an amendment that sets up a program whereby prisoners can work on making products that are no longer made in the United States.

You cannot have a person come out and not have a job.

Would it make sense to take some of the money that we have under the incarceration punishment category and shift it into rehabilitation but also shift it into rehabilitation after they leave?

I'm very concerned about maintaining local radio programming.

The United States has been the pioneer for strong intellectual property protections.

I think a job is the most important, centering thing, for all of us, an important centering part of our lives.

William Wilberforce started prison reform in Great Britain. I mean, we are working toward it.

I think the initial purpose of the faith based was that the churches, the synagogues, the mosques would then come around the person once they left the prison so there was a continuity.

I was involved in a program called Man To Man where we would go down to Lorette Reformatory which was a pit.

I was the author of the Prison Rape bill.

I think this is the most impressive testimony that I have heard since I have served in this institution on the issue of prison reform.

I have read that the recidivism rate--they operate a couple of prisons, one down in Texas. They have one of the lowest recidivism record.

I mean, we have spent so much money and we are dealing with live individuals who are, you know, made in the image of God.

I thank whatever is done really has to be so authentically, truly, bipartisan.

I know when Mr. Scott and I put the bill in we had tremendous resistance from the states.

I am going to offer an amendment here to set up a pilot program to have prisoners working.