[applause] >> well, thank you to our moderator, jake horowitz. our panelists, judge boggs, ms. james, senator malloy and mr. owens, for your keen comments and that detailed view from some of the initiatives and successes and learning that is happening in some of the states. i'd now like to introduce to you mr. gary moore who is the director of the ohio department of rehabilitation and corrections. director moore has 40 years of experience in, as a corrections professional, and he is very well known for his innovative and efficient prison management. but more importantly, i think, it's -- just want to note that director moore has a very important policy which is in order to truly affect and impact corrections in america, we must continue to invest in people, not in bricks and mortar. and he is committed to this process to not opening additional prisons in his state and under his care and really looking at some of the alarming incarceration rates of females and drug-related crimes that create collateral consequences that can last a lifetime. and he

my name is jake horowitz. under policy director at the pew charitable trust. we have for folks who could not be beat in terms of bringing information on this topic that i just laid out. i'll make very brief introductions because i know we want to skip those and get right to the meat of this. sitting to my right is judge boggs who sits on georgia's court of appeals, former superior court justice also former represented in the georgia state assembly. and for the purpose of today's remarks he's speaking in large part as an individual who serve on the special counsel for criminal justice reform for georgia. starting in 2011 and a group is co-chaired since 2012. next to him, juliene james, senior policy advisor at the u.s. department of justice. both administered the initiative but also served a second provided to the inner work. to my left, jody owens, managing attorney at the southern poverty law center. he served on mississippi's corrections and criminal justice task force in 2013. to his left, senator gerald malloy is represented south glens 20th districts sinc