03/10/2009
https://congress.gov...
"We cannot--we cannot--perpetuate a system in which people have nowhere to go other than a life of crime."
"We cannot have a Nation where we are raising children of incarcerated adults, which is happening now."
"It incorporates the work of the Over-Criminalization Task Force."
"The research shows that providing incentives to inmates to complete educational, vocational, substance abuse, mental health, and traditional programs will help reduce both recidivism and the amount of..."