so the other aspect of this is that incarcerated people, form early incarcerated people need to be at the panels, part of the discussion, need to be leading the way in terms of transforming the system. >> yes, sir. >> my question about what you think are smart alternative to prison as a concept, institution, i know some people talk about as a possibility? i wonder -- i know wealth and race play into monitoring and those issues will manifest against, so as an institutional form what you think are other options for justice? >> great question and a big question because there's no easy tied up in a nice bow answer. one is obviously prevention and look at policy change around, certainly around drug crimes but sentencing and such and that would prevent, that would stop the flow of people going into the system and building communities all of which prevents, but fundamentally i'm much more interested in systems of repair than in systems of revenge and punishment. and so how that looks is complicated and i saw it in rwanda after the genocide that's not flawless by any mean by which we can lear

or leaving incarceration. i think you're exactly right, that you're not being able to take courses what you were in prison was a missed opportunity. we see that all across the country and we have to acknowledge that the federal government made a mistake in the mid- 90s during the period of time when we were in a rush to mass incarceration. we made a mistake and congress chose to deny access to pell grants to folks who were incarcerated. without access to pell grants, we know the cost of higher education becomes prohibited. many programs that were offering educational programs on university campus, they shut those programs down in mid- 90s. so, we have been very concerned about this issue and have experimental authority under the higher education act to be able to restore access to pell grants as part of an experiment together as evidence around what works in higher education for folks who are incarcerated. the attorney general joined secretary duncan and me last year in maryland to announce that we were going

incarceration rate is five to ten times that of many of our peer countries. the financial costs, the dollars wasted are only part of the story, though. we are actually paying for our system's failures in innumerable ways. the hidden financial costs of our broken system mirror the hidden social costs that befall families of those that are incarcerated. one in 28 american children or 3.6% of moron kids are growing up with a parent behind bars. just 25 years ago it was more than 125 american children. i saw recently "sesame street" has started programming specifically aimed at helping kids with parents in prison because there are now so many of them. over half of imprisoned parent s were the primary earners for their children previous to their incarceration. a child with an incars rated father is likely -- is more likely to be suspended from school than a peer without an incarcerated father. 23% compared to 4%. our rush to incarcerate as a response to many of our societal problems has now create add stunning distinction. according to a new report for the center

it is challenging for any parent, almost incarcerates a whole family. working to improve the videoconference facility there and have those connections so people have regular communication with their children, something female inmates talk about which children of incarcerated parents talk about as one of the most important things you can do. talk to them, have that connection and talk about things that are going on in the institution, examples the people can be while they are incarcerated, the drug rehabilitation program going on so children can see parents working on things and working on issues it does translate, we are announcing $1 billion grant felicitation to develop further programs to model ways to keep children and families connected when the person is incarcerated. we are looking forward to the concept in the plan we know this group will generate and other groups will generate. that is something we are excited about. i understand about the term second chance. when i look at the reentry efforts i understand what we are doing in many ways helping

or leaving incarceration. ... i think you're exactly right, that you're not being able to take courses what you were in prison was a missed opportunity. we see that all across the country and we have to acknowledge that the federal government made a mistake in the mid- 90s during the period of time when we were in a rush to mass incarceration. we made a mistake and congress chose to deny access to pell grants to folks who were incarcerated. without access to pell grants, we know the cost of higher education becomes prohibited. many programs that were offering educational programs on university campus, they shut those programs down in mid- 90s. so, we have been very concerned about this issue and have experimental authority under the higher education act to be able to restore access to pell grants as part of an experiment together as evidence around what works in higher education for folks who are incarcerated. the attorney general joined secretary duncan and me last year in maryland to announce that we were going

>> well, the united states has a history of incarcerating more people in this country than any other country in the world. and we have individuals here in philadelphia who have been serving decades in prison. in fact, philadelphia is home to the longest serving individual in the country serving thisç mandatory life without parole sentence. he has been in prison for over six decades and all of these e are -- many of these are individuals who have more than earned the right to a second chance. the right to demonstrate their maturity and their rehabilitation and should have an opportunity to come back into their communities. >> what do you say though to those who say they should serve out their sentence, why have they demonstrated a right to a second chance or why should have that right? >> well, the supreme court has required that they be given a second chance. what the court has said is that for children who have been convicted of this crime, for crimes that they committed before they turned 18, that they're different than adult offenders. that they are -- they were immature at the t

many of our members were arrested and incarcerated. a lot of our tribal members do not have the right to vote because of the crimes that they committed. some of them were just practicing the ceremony, using our medicine and singing our songs. it was something i grew up understanding and we were taken needf -- we really national legislation to help protect and further our voting rights. we don't have a voice. they can come out and be part of the process. fact our members need to be part of the process and need to have the right to vote. i want to thank you for your testimony. >> the racial disparities are severe but this is not a black-white issue. this is an issue about our voting process. i couldn't agree with you more. >> thank you so much for this. one argument as we take out the complete outrageousness of this disenfranchisement is the point out it is not something that is just obvious. there are a couple of states in the union were people are allowed to vote while they are in prison. it should be seen as the most obvious. just com

. >> there's been a lot of talk about incarceration. what's your take. >> i need a little more specific >> are we over in purse reading? are we over america or not? are we doing the right thing? are we too zealous in our prosecution? >> there's no such thing to me as being overzealous in prosecution if somebody's guilty but the question is does everyone deserve to be incarcerated that is prosecuted. in my opinion, no no. for example drug cases are the best example. so many of the people that i defended and prosecuted i believe deserved rehab. they needed to be helped. they do not need to be incarcerated. we are wasting space in taxpayer dollars and wasting life. these people can be rehabilitated. they can go out and actually become good citizens that contribute to society. instead we are wasting their life in prison. they don't belong there. i think in california were actually walking back on a number of our sentencing that we had, were walking back on the incarceration rates and making the misdemeanors and finding more ways instead of

on behalf of the men that are incarcerated, i want to apologize for that.hank you for sharing that with us. >> my reaction was sincere appreciation that he could be that sensitive or that charitable and take, in an odd sort of way, some ownership or some responsibility for the maladaptive actions that this other person did. my son evan was about love. he wrote this campaign speech, a class assignment, one of his last class assignments. and one of the things he said in the campaign speech is, i would tell those who bring harm to others, to go to church. >>> next on "lockup raw: killers among us" -- >> i think the greatest fear the public should have is some of us are going home. >> a freed convict commits murder on the outside, and then again back on the inside. >> i held him in a choke hold and my friend started hitting him, beating him up. there are rate suckers. he's been paying more for car insurance because of their bad driving for so long, he doesn't even notice them anymore. but one day brian gets snapshot from progressive. now brian has a rate based

and then when somebody like that goes into incarceration, again, lot of complicated instructions, and before you know it they're in solitary confinement. >> woodruff: to what extent are either legislators, the congress, looking at this issue, addressing it? you and i were speaking about efforts right now to look at prison reform. but you were saying disabilities are not a part of that. >> unfortunate, the data has not been known. it's sort of like the housing crisis, where all the data was sitting there hidden in plain sight but nobody was looking at it. it's really this explosive bomb information that no one was looking at. so the new legislation being propose disd not address any of these issues at all. by the way, i do support these prison reforms. there are people who really should not be in the prison system because of their long sentences for nonviolent offenses, but you've got to have a pathway to get a job because the way things are now, these individuals who leave incarceration, they're not lit rate, and they wind up back in prison. >> woodruff: and it is, as we said a moment

are we over incarcerating? are we overjailing? are we too zealous in our prosecution?>> guest: there is no such thing as being overzealous in prosecution. we prosecute them. what you do about that is the question. does everyone who deserves to be prosecuted deserve to be incarcerated? in my opinion know. so many of the people i defended and prosecuted deserve rehab, they needed to be helped, did not need to be incarcerated, we are wasting bed space, taxpayer dollars and lives. people can be rehabilitated. they can go out and become good citizens that contribute to society. instead wasting their lives in prison. they don't belong there bleeding california we are walking back on a number of things, sentencing in terms of three strike sentences and drug prosecution and minor theft cases. we are walking back on the incarceration rate and making the misdemeanors and finding ways to put them in divergent programs. that is the right path. >> host: there is a new book by basic books about prosecutors and the increase in the number of prosecutors and the fact that they were giv

elected officials should not be afraid to compete for the votes of the formerly incarcerated. we need a bold effort and leaders with political will to expand access and leaders who are courageous enough to restore voting rights to the 6 million returning citizens who paid their debt to society and are seeking to participate in our nation's political process. thank you for the opportunity to speak to this important issue today. >> thank you very much. [ applause ] >> i want to thank you for your testimony and really add to that that in 1924 congress granted citizenship for native americans born in the u.s. yet even after the indian citizenship act, some native americans weren't allowed to vote because the right to vote was governed by state law and until 1957 some states barred native americans from voting. and in my time when i was younger, i remember my relatives, some of them were incarcerated for practicing our ceremonies. so before the indian religious freedom act in 1978, many of our members were arrested and incarcerated. and so a lot of our tribal members do not have th

that includes over 2.5 million people who are no longer incarcerated. and estimated two point 2 million african-americans are just franchise. in states with these laws it is estimated that as many as 40% of men may be stripped of the right to vote. 2016, we will mark the first presidential election in 50 years without the full protection of the voting rights act. since the decision in shelby county versus hunter, 73% of jurisdictions cast restrictive laws. our democracy is under attack in ways that imperil voters of color. it is imperative to reinstate the preclearance provisions. the dnc must support efforts like those underway in florida and virginia two and 70 disenfranchisement schemes that sentence communities ravaged by an unjust criminal justice system and aggressively fight proposals that make it harder to vote like unnecessary id laws. finally we need a constitutional right to vote.he most americans find it hard to believe that the constitution and our bill of rights to not explicitly confirm or guarantee the right to vote. tomorrow is juneteen

and how everything you think you know about mass incarceration is wrong. it's not about the war on drugs or the size of our prisons but it's more about our prosecutors. i don't think a lot of people have acknowledged the problem in the united states. one of the things that's fascinating is that at the very time the crime rate is dropping there is a surge in the number of prosecutors who are working for the u.s. government. as a consequence you start seeing it with an incredible surge since the 1990s. it's not necessarily issues of race or private prisons which is how people think of the conventional wisdom behind where we are what we are now. >> what kind of books do you publish? >> we publish only serious nonfiction by already published authors. pretty intellectually high-end book. >> is it in independent or part of a larger corporation? >> that's a great question. it was until two months ago, an independent publishing company. it remains part of the perseus book group but we have just recently been bought by another company which is the fourth largest pu

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has over 200,000 incarcerated veterans.like ptsd, unemployment and substance abuse contribute to these high numbers. ron's program helps them address tough issues in an environment of trust. it's called veterans healing veterans from the inside out. >> we were with juan, and he said, are they going to talk to any of the veterans? and i was just like, what do you mean veterans? like, it just didn't occur to me that, of course, everybody's in here. so i said, who should we talk to? and you were the first name that came up. how many veterans are here in san quentin and what is their experience? >> there's like 362 main line. that's gp in blue on-the-yard veterans and we have 51 on death row. yeah, it's a large veterans population here. in the capacity of my job as the veterans liaison, for me, it's a way to help reduce the number of veterans coming to prison and the number of suicides. >> so, in a way, you're sort of continuing your service to the country through your service here in san quentin? >> yes. >> yes. and how long h

so i think everybody assumes they get a certain quality of education while incarcerated. it turns out this is not an educational system that is held accountable to the same kind of standards public education system is. >> sreenivasan: his group found large gaps from state to state in education available to juvenile populations-- and that only one-third of states require incarcerated kids meet the same educational standards as those in public schools. >> we have art class, we have gym class, math, history, everything you'd find in a regular school, we have here as well. >> sreenivasan: one state that is doing better is massachusetts-- by matching standards inside detention with what students would receive on the outside, tracking students progress through the system, and helping kids return to the community. lynn allen runs the judge john connelly detention facility in boston, the state's most restrictive. one advantage, unlike most states, massachusetts centralizes juvenile education rather than spreading it among state, local and private agencies. i'm assuming some of th

one thing about being incarcerated is it all comes down to a loss. you know, a loss of freedom. loss of people. loss of family, friends. it's one great big loss. but you begin to realize that i don't want to give the system my mentality. i don't want to give the system my sanity. i don't want to give them my integrity. i don't want to give them my loyalty. they're fighting for it. every day, it's a fight in here. every day, you're fighting for something. what i decided to do, i sought mental health. mental health didn't come to me. i went to them. i told them that i would like some help. >> he's been in the idu, our segregation unit, disciplinary segregation unit, i think for 5 1/2 months now. and he's been conduct clear throughout that time. so that told me that he really is motivated. how you doing, man? welcome. >> thank you. >> they got you up today, right? >> wednesday. >> wednesday? >> bailey was recently transferred from idu to the residential treatment unit or rtu, where he's given more privileges and ongoing counseling. >> other guys like, yeah. we can do it like he did

and to have the under incarceration problem the fact that there's not attention between reform and publicety in the evidence based reform as a more just nation is not a partisan issue and means to build a more effective criminal justice system that the nation needs and deserves that is why going forward with democrats mislead the change with those that value is their longevity so much of the moral and economic fabric along the way we have no intention to allow all offenders to go unpunished with a new approach in that is the simple fact is high time we connected more of that. so let's make their voices heard for a system that offers justice for all. thank you very much. [applause] simic 84 or your presentation it is timely and important and it is a bipartisan issue. can you talk about those who have gone through the criminal-justice system to get back into the system of voting as the prosecutor would you rather chase people are going after those who are a threat to public safety? >> i stated my belief those that completed their sentence should have the right to vote studies have been cond

sfusd has committed to support children with incarcerated parent and implementing a [inaudible] for our recommendations, we just ask that there is expanding and training of department general ordjure ask it is actually implemented and really follow through and continue to advertise and evaluate [inaudible] support communication between the parent and child and the school district [inaudible] focus school districts and yeah, just helping them out. and i'll move to priority 6. >> good evening supervisors. my name is jeo vona sotey and district 9 youth commissioner. increase service and support for homeless youth and declare 2017 the year of recognizing homeless youth. so, nationally there are about over $300,000 homeless youth. we have recommendations to solve this problem. the first is declare 2017 the year of homeless youth to know homeless youth are not bad and erase the stigma they are run aways. we want to dedicate staff to help homeless youth at the new department of homelessness. we also want to revisit the youth homeless count because if you see the numbers from the different repo

sfusd has committed to support children with incarcerated parent and implementing a [inaudible] for our recommendations, we just ask that there is expanding and training of department general ordjure ask it is actually implemented and really follow through and continue to advertise and evaluate [inaudible] support communication between the parent and child and the school district [inaudible] focus school districts and yeah, just helping them out. and i'll move to priority 6. >> good evening supervisors. my name is jeo vona sotey and district 9 youth commissioner. increase service and support for homeless youth and declare 2017 the year of recognizing homeless youth. so, nationally there are about over $300,000 homeless youth. we have recommendations to solve this problem. the first is declare 2017 the year of homeless youth to know homeless youth are not bad and erase the stigma they are run aways. we want to dedicate staff to help homeless youth at the new department of homelessness. we also want to revisit the youth homeless count because if you see the numbers from the different repo

so when he was incarcerated, he missed his daughter growing up.uating from eight grade. graduating from 12th grade. >> they took the remainder of my 20s, all of my 30s and part of my 40s. >> he's never been to prison in his life and he's going to prison and he's going to die there and that's it. >> being on the inside in prison is a nightmare. i used to go to sleep at night and always dream of a place that i wanted to be. like my mom's house when she used to send me pictures of the house, of the barbecues, i would look at the picture and at night i would dream of being there. >> those are 22 years that i lost that i can't get back. >> i never gave up. you know, because i said he's not going to die up in there. >> i used to always tell his mom, he's going to come home. he's going to come home. ♪ ♪ >> when president obama gave his inauguration, i was in greenville and the only thing that i said about president obama was that he's going to make some changes. >> earlier today i commuted the sentences of 95 men and women that eveniserved their debt to

i found that people continued to create racist ideas to now justify mass incarceration. and so i'm finding that we had these policies in place, we had these disparities in place, and then people were creating racist ideas over the course of american history to justify and rationalize them. and then it caused you and i -- having consumed these ideas -- to hook out at america -- toto look out at america and to see disparities or to see people enslaved, or to see two million black people in jail, right? or to see hundreds of thousands of people in chains coming over to america and view that assa normal. and view that as gnarl. that's -- as normal. and i try to chronicle that in stamped from the beginning, that these ideas have been powerful enough to make us believe that inequities are normal. that inequities are normal. and so, hopefully, we'll have more time to sort of talk about that. i just wanted to give a brief introduction to stamped from the beginning. >> thank you, dr. kendi. it's very important to know that with these policies and throughout the -- throughout the

sfusd has committed to support children with incarcerated parent and implementing a [inaudible] for our recommendations, we just ask that there is expanding and training of department general ordjure ask it is actually implemented and really follow through and continue to advertise and evaluate [inaudible] support communication between the parent and child and the school district [inaudible] focus school districts and yeah, just helping them out. and i'll move to priority 6. >> good evening supervisors. my name is jeo vona sotey and district 9 youth commissioner. increase service and support for homeless youth and declare 2017 the year of recognizing homeless youth. so, nationally there are about over $300,000 homeless youth. we have recommendations to solve this problem. the first is declare 2017 the year of homeless youth to know homeless youth are not bad and erase the stigma they are run aways. we want to dedicate staff to help homeless youth at the new department of homelessness. we also want to revisit the youth homeless count because if you see the numbers from the different repo

that includes over 2.5 million people who are no longer incarcerated. with these laws, as many as 40% of black men are stripped of their right to vote. first election without the full protection of the voting rights act. havef jurisdictions restrictive laws. our democracy is under attack in ways that imperiled voters of color. -- s imperative the the dmc must support efforts like those underway in florida and virginia two and felony disenfranchisement that sounds communities ravaged by an unjust system andstice aggressively fight proposals that make it harder to vote like unnecessary voter id laws. we need a constitutional vote.ent for a right to was americans find it hard to believe that the bill of rights does not guarantee the .ight of votes it is time to undo the compromise our founders made to protect slavery. will put polluters over politicians by mandating compelling reasons for voting registration and give those his confidence by th -- and give the voters confidence. vote should be tied to national citizenship, not state citizenship. as you can

we don't incarcerated but for having heart disease. we have a program in baltimore and we're starting work individuals, small a large -- most of drugs will be offered treatment instead of incarceration. we have to look at programs like that and expanded. third, i believe it is important for us to look at our people and resources. who are inividuals long-term recovery to work in the middle unit. we believe people are the solutions, not the problem. r representative these -- eese. >> i would do thank you for your testimony as well. just following up on what the congresswoman is talked about, that is the biggest thing i keep hearing from constituents and particularly, african-americans. when it was the crack epidemic, it was considered you are a criminal. you are going to jail and through a lot of folks in jail. of boldhaving some kind statement, many people don't get treatment until they are mentaly in jail for health. the three things that you point , a, is there a statement strong addiction statement that would include not only heroine

is institutionalized food so oftentimes the cooks are men who are incarcerated.some don't come from a cook background and just move up the ladder in the kitchen based on seniority. most of the food that i consumed while i was in there was extremely bland and horrible. definitely not anything that i need one would look forward to. >> host: incredibly sometimes they used food as a form of punishment. what was that about? >> guest: in solitary confinement they have what's called food loaf. the way it's supposed to work as this is supposed to be a mixture of all of the food that was on the menu. whatever your mail was it's put into a little block so you can throw food on people etc. etc. but oftentimes officers used it as a means to degrade and dehumanize people so it can be something as simple as you forgot to put a plastic spoon on the tray and they discover the spoon is in yourself and they put you on food loaf which is a loaf of food like the rick of food that's really all the food from the week mixed up and bake into this loaf. you can be on that for upwards of

sfusd has committed to support children with incarcerated parent and implementing a [inaudible] for ourecommendations, we just ask that there is expanding and training of department general ordjure ask it is actually implemented and really follow through and continue to advertise and evaluate [inaudible] support communication between the parent and child and the school district [inaudible] focus school districts and yeah, just helping them out. and i'll move to priority 6. >> good evening supervisors. my name is jeo vona sotey and district 9 youth commissioner. increase service and support for homeless youth and declare 2017 the year of recognizing homeless youth. so, nationally there are about over $300,000 homeless youth. we have recommendations to solve this problem. the first is declare 2017 the year of homeless youth to know homeless youth are not bad and erase the stigma they are run aways. we want to dedicate staff to help homeless youth at the new department of homelessness. we also want to revisit the youth homeless count because if you see the numbers from the different report

and i was incarcerated for second-degree murder. here is this beautiful model looking recent -- recent doctor graduate and she falls in love or as we say grows in love with me while i'm still struggling to get out of prison. we ended up establishing a wonderful friendship that endures to this day. we just celebrated connecting with each other 10 years ago. >> host: congratulations. >> guest: thank you. today she is the mother of my child and hands down one of my best friends. actually she is my best friend in the world but a super courageous woman, very smart, cares about real issues and works extremely hard to change the world and i'm proud to have her as the mother of my child and my best friend and somebody who i love dearly. >> host: i love that phrase. you said it wasn't so much falling in love but growing in love. >> guest: yeah. she taught me how to love in a different way. she was that missing piece of the puzzle and someone who could help me unpack it some of the hardness of prison life. she was a safe place to land once sh

sfusd has committed to support children with incarcerated parent and implementing a [inaudible] for our recommendations, we just ask that there is expanding and training of department general ordjure ask it is actually implemented and really follow through and continue to advertise and evaluate [inaudible] support communication between the parent and child and the school district [inaudible] focus school districts and yeah, just helping them out. and i'll move to priority 6. >> good evening supervisors. my name is jeo vona sotey and district 9 youth commissioner. increase service and support for homeless youth and declare 2017 the year of recognizing homeless youth. so, nationally there are about over $300,000 homeless youth. we have recommendations to solve this problem. the first is declare 2017 the year of homeless youth to know homeless youth are not bad and erase the stigma they are run aways. we want to dedicate staff to help homeless youth at the new department of homelessness. we also want to revisit the youth homeless count because if you see the numbers from the different repo

he tells the probation officer she prefers treatment to incarceration. >> one thing we keep hearing fromeryone involved in this case, especially through the letters, brock turner did not seem remorseful, certainly not during the trial. that's the conclusion of the probation officer. >> whatever the probation officer wrote is contradicted by the d.a. they say this is a serious crime which should include six years in prison. >> these were three unanimous votes by the jury on sexual assault charges. the parameters for sentencing are up to 10 years in prison, talking three years, three months in jail with good behavior could be out by september 2nd. >> this is not over. >> thank you. >> the oakland chief of police resigned effective immediately. this comes in a sexual misconduct case and how the department investigated it. this morning oakland mayor libbey schaaf is expected to introduce whent's interim replacement. we'll have a live record at 6:57. >>> oakland police officers saved two girls from what could have been live sex trafficking. officers found a teenage girl in a home in oakland,

it decide not have to be this route for mass incarceration. >> we're in california, the home of three strikes and you're out. has that been effective in any way? >> hardly. in california, three strikes and your out with the drug laws in new york, a whole host of other tough sentencing laws that have landed, again, millions of people in jails and prisons and under correctional supervision, draining our resources, and draining us of the value of these human beings who could be contributing to society in all kinds of ways. >> you can watch this and other programs online at book of there.org. -- booktv.org. >> the new boston post put together a list of the top ten conservative books to put on a summer reading list. the list starts off with pulitzer prize winning columnist george will's the pursuit of happiness and other sobering thoughts, collection of essays written in 1978. william f. buckley, jr. is next on the list withan explore asia of his roman catholic faith in near mr. god this to downing years by margaret thatcher discusses her time as prime minister in the u.k. in the way of th

sfusd has committed to support children with incarcerated parent and implementing a [inaudible] for our recommendations, we just ask that there is expanding and training of department general ordjure ask it is actually implemented and really follow through and continue to advertise and evaluate [inaudible] support communication between the parent and child and the school district [inaudible] focus school districts and yeah, just helping them out. and i'll move to priority 6. >> good evening supervisors. my name is jeo vona sotey and district 9 youth commissioner. increase service and support for homeless youth and declare 2017 the year of recognizing homeless youth. so, nationally there are about over $300,000 homeless youth. we have recommendations to solve this problem. the first is declare 2017 the year of homeless youth to know homeless youth are not bad and erase the stigma they are run aways. we want to dedicate staff to help homeless youth at the new department of homelessness. we also want to revisit the youth homeless count because if you see the numbers from the different repo

. >> next, cabinet secretary outline their plan to help incarcerated people reunite with society. then a look at the retirement plans for americans and after that a look at the pension act. now attorney general loretta lynch and the secretary of housing, labor and education talk about challenges forcing formally incarcerated people when they reenter society. this is an hour.

our attitudes towards crime, punishment and incarceration. professor at john j. college

sfusd has committed to support children with incarcerated parent and implementing a [inaudible] for our recommendations, we just ask that there is expanding and training of department general ordjure ask it is actually implemented and really follow through and continue to advertise and evaluate [inaudible] support communication between the parent and child and the school district [inaudible] focus school districts and yeah, just helping them out. and i'll move to priority 6. >> good evening supervisors. my name is jeo vona sotey and district 9 youth commissioner. increase service and support for homeless youth and declare 2017 the year of recognizing homeless youth. so, nationally there are about over $300,000 homeless youth. we have recommendations to solve this problem. the first is declare 2017 the year of homeless youth to know homeless youth are not bad and erase the stigma they are run aways. we want to dedicate staff to help homeless youth at the new department of homelessness. we also want to revisit the youth homeless count because if you see the numbers from the different repo

the goal is to be an advocacy group for people were currently incarcerated. >> one thing to turn people into a prison reform advocate is to put a person in prison. they need to be changed, fixed altered and geared toward rehabilitation. >> i'm disappointed that she's not an opponent for legalizing prostitution. >> she is. >> oh she is. back to get some traction to the conversation. >> i'm glad you brought that up because she has tried to run for governor and that was on her pop form. she wants to decriminalize prostitution. here's what was interesting per she does not consider herself a victim. she made her own choices and went to jail but she wants to help other people who recognize their mistakes. >> new york and new jersey are still reeling from the colossal scandal known as bridge gate. now there's a new scandal in town and the name is been thrown around, gate. federal prosecutors charge monday that the police shut down a lane in the tunnel exchange for bribes by a prominent businessman. he's the person who got the personal police escort. the man who rode by all the drivers in the g

since his incarceration, six misconduct reports. all minor. possession of contraband items. >> what did you have? >> lighter, tobacco. one time i got caught with pornography. >> okay. you admitted to a drinking problem. what drugs besides alcohol do you use? >> i've experimented with methamphetamine, cocaine, marijuana. >> not a member of any gangs? >> oh, no, no, no, no. >> you've taken fiber-optic classes, a copper-based class, intro to telecommunications. you've done quite a bit. what kind of work history do you have? i know you have prior military service. what kind of other work do you have? >> i've worked in the telecommunications field as a cable puller and installer. i worked in cabinet and door shops. carpentry. pretty much anything that's labor-intensive, i've done. i use heavy equipment. >> my recommendation is that you continue classes when you get out. i imagine you want to get a degree. >> yes. >> that's my recommendation for you. >> your last job, how long did you have it? >> seven months. >> why was that? >> because i got arres

. >> supermarket manager, tony jackson -- >> i was incarcerated a lot -- >> he turned it around and wanted council to foe that a tax that could double or triple the cost of drinks could be a cost. >> i may be one of the people that goes, not only me but the people under me are the first ones that go. cashiers and they can't provide for their families. everybody is in a tough squeeze. >> a lot of passion on both sides of the issue jim. we don't know how the council will vote? will the mayor prevail or will there be a compromise. the count ill is in recess until 6:30 maybe we'll learn more then. >> john thank you. >>> pennsylvania's alcohol laws are changing, governor tom wolf put his signature on a reform bill in harrisburg this afternoon. it allows bottles of wine to be sold at supermarkets, restaurants and bars and hotels and delis, a limit of four bottles per customer and gives convenience stores permission to sell beer and does not allow the sale of hard liquor. >>> and colleges are getting top level attention at harrisburg, coach jay wright joined tom wolf to promote it's on us. to pro

facilities saying they lack supervision, treatment, and educational opportunities for juveniles incarcerated across the state. the study describes dismal conditions in maryland. >>> he died just doing his job. today a prince george's county firefighter was given a special honor in annapolis. darcy spencer was there. >> reporter: the widow and young daughter of fallen prince olmschneider unveil his name. >> he worked with me for several years. we were great friends at work as well as off work. >> reporter: it was a solemn ceremony at the maryland emergency services memorial park where those who have died in the line of duty are honored. >> remember every call could be our last. so pay attention to faith, family, and friends. >> reporter: they were shot in april when they forced entry into a home. that homeowner opened fire telling police he thought they were intruders. >> it is an unfortunate. it is a reflection of a national trend of all emergency workers, whether it be fire, ems, or police officers who do not know what they're responding to anymore and the ensuing violence that can occur at

time addressing our own position on the death penalty, our experiences with people who had been incarcerated, family members, friends of friends. pulling our information. beyond that, we did our own research. to create a picture that resonated with humanity. it is the shape of a house. in this context, it is also small and acts like a cell. i thought that was an interesting play on how these people make these adjustments, half to create home. what is home for these people? the home is their cell. people talk a lot about noise -- very noisy in prisons. that is interesting to me. looking at the communication level, the rise of frustration of being caged, wondering, where does redemption fit into the equation here? [singing] i think both of us really believe the death penalty is wrong, and is flawed for many reasons. the list is as long as my arm -- about several others. we feel this is important for both of us, personally, to participate in the debate of this issue in a way that we can help people frame it for a conversation. . >> good morning, everyone welcome to the welcome to did people's p

between 180,000 to 200,000 inmates are being incarcerated. crimes against humanity took place and continue to take place in that country. >> mr. darusman presents his findings to various un commissions at regular intervals. and just as regularly, objections are raised by north korea's un representatives. >> we would like to once again categorically reject the special reporter and his report on the human rights situation in the dprk. this special reporter and his report constitute extreme manifestation of politicization, selectivity, and double standards and have no relevance whatsoever with genuine human rights. >> chanyang ju had to wait for three years until her family had enough money to make her escape possible. first, she went to china, a risky move because the chinese tend to promptly turn over escapees to north korea. >> i swam across the river. a north korean soldier who was a border guard helped me cross the river because my father had bribed him. when i crossed the du-man river, i was in china. >> she crossed through thailand before