04/27/2021
https://congress.gov...
"As you know the United States incarcerates more people than any other country in the world at great cost to our society."
"Gainful employment was at the top of the list when it came to the factors that reduce an individual's likelihood to commit crimes in the future."
"According to one study our country spends 80 billion dollars a year on incarceration, and up to one trillion dollars in collateral costs to communities and to families annually."
"There's no way you can ever say you're sorry to that 7 year old girl who now has to live with this all of her life."