felicia's reputation helped.had 20 yearsfe in a nonproft in that spot, in kind of the hot spot. we have pretty progressive county supervisors.nd society and leaders are looking for ways to solve crime.im so people came to the table pretty fast when they realized thised was a very hands on and very prevention oriented versus suppression. >> i know the v first statistics we saw, they're preliminary, 'cause i i talked to sheriff doe about this, but 42% crime reduction ine six months. >> yes. dramatic changes in things like vandalism and in things related to younger people, too.. >> so it's really making a difference. felicia, how do youa, get thesee businesses to trust these kidsus who have just gotten out of prison? >> we specifically match our young menr with a business that we know these business owners are conscientious and want to help. so they realize up front what they are facing with and they realize that some of these young men haven't worked in a while. they're willing to take a chance on them. we coach th

duane "dog" chapman and felicia "snoop" pearson is with us.ow do you ever get over that? >> that's something i have to live with each and every day of my life. as long as god forgive me, you know, there's nothing else more that i can say. if i can help change a few minds that's just like mine when i was younger. you know, so i don't know. i don't know, larry. i just take it one day at a time, man. >> larry: you sure did. judge, do you ever deal with prisoners who were murderers? >> yes, i try to inspire them to change their lives while they're inside. and if they are going to be released in the future, i try and change their mindset for their release. but my focus isn't on murderers. there are a lot less heinous crimes that we can focus in on rehabilitating for prisoners, particularly nonviolent offenses. 80% of those in prison are there for drug-related crimes. either drug use, committing a crime or selling drugs. and so that's one of the areas i focus in, particularly for african-american men who make up 62% of the prisoner population. >> la

go ahead, felicia. caller: thank you for c-span. i am calling because i feel it is time for our elected officials to ask what we can do for our country. the long haul of the folks on the gulf side asking for this and that and talking about personal responsibility. but i don't support the wars but we are at war. so i am curious why no one is asking for a sacrifice at all. we are at war because -- so naturally we will be in debt. when it comes to the litany of issues -- immigration reform, what can we do? our neighbors are coming from our south. they are our neighbors even though they are on the other side of the border. so, how can we adjust to make a more hospitable and humane solution and what do the people have to offer? i am ready to contribute to. and i think our president ran on that kind of, yes we can -- there is we in that and it is time for those of us. host: thank you so much for calling in. another political article. we have all been following the charlie rangel case. but this is on maxine waters. a decision year on water