and they were also going to be bring into the conversation jerad garrison. he's from bremerton washington and he was incarcerated for a nonviolent offense that took them away from his family, including his daughter candidate who is also with us today to discuss the impact on her life. so please join me in welcoming this fantastic panel. anmarie i want to start with you -- [applause] >> thank you. anmarie, want to start with you. tell us a little bit about some of the work that you have been leading in washington state when it comes to alternatives to sentencing spent thank you. it's wonderful to be here it's great to see so many people and be with the garrisons. washington state is 42nd and just as far as incarceration so we have had small populations. however, the same time in 2010 like many of us we have increasing populations and significant issues with money in state government. we started looking at pathways to figure out the different alternatives to lessen the prison population to we have about 10% of our population in washington state is in the commu