bill mccollum said, i agree with that. most people sent to prison are from low-level, nonviolent offenses and then most we sent back because we don't have services. we want to eliminate sending people back to prison for technical violations of probation or parole and that's the kind of reform that has really reduced overcrowding in some places. i think ending some of these mandatory sentences for drug crimes and low-level non-violent crimes can have a huge impact. in shifting the funding, we went from $6 billion in prison spending in eight 1980 to $80 bn a today and if we spend more of that money on support and rehabilitation, we can keep people out of prison for a long time. >> brown: want to pick up on that? >> i agree with bryan stevenson and bill mccollum. there are 29 million people in prison for drugs. if people aren't prepared to be productive when they get out, to hold a job and support themselves and their family, we're risking more problems. the hope program hawaii started, the folks that right before the judge s

mccollum: thank you, mr. speaker. i ask unanimous consent to bring up h.r. 15, a bipartisan comprehensive immigration reform bill to properly address the humanitarian crisis at our border. the speaker pro tempore: the chair understands the gentleman from oklahoma has not yielded for that purpose. the gentleman from massachusetts. mr. mcgovern: mr. speaker, i yield to the gentleman from new mexico, mr. lujan, for the purpose of a unanimous consent request. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new mexico is recognized. mr. lujan: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to bring h.r. 15, a bipartisan comprehensive immigration reform bill to properly address the humanitarian crisis at the border. the speaker pro tempore: the chair understands the gentleman from oklahoma has not yielded for that purpose. the gentleman from massachusetts. mr. mcgovern: mr. speaker, i yield to the gentlewoman from ohio, mrs. beatty, for the purpose of a unanimous consent request. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from ohio is recognized. mrs. beatty: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to bring h.r. 15, a bipartisan comprehensive immigr