Bill Lee actually said...

"that disproportionately affects African-American men, and it really is a barrier to moving forward in terms of becoming productive members of society"

"But after you get out, once you have done your time and paid the price and coming back out to become gainfully employed to become a productive member of this society, what do you do?"

"I know that. I am talking about when you complete your time, you do your time, you get out, just like with food stamps."

"And just so everyone knows, this disproportionately affects African-American men, and it really is a barrier to moving forward in terms of becoming productive members of society."