On the recordJanuary 1, 1971
Too frequently correctional systems in the United States breed crime instead of returning rehabilitated men to society.
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presidency.ucsb.eduToo frequently correctional systems in the United States breed crime instead of returning rehabilitated men to society.
Statement on Signing the Omnibus Crime Control Act of 1970.
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