because of high-value investment from the macarthur foundation requires a significant amount of high expectations being met and a lot of coordination. we are grateful to have her on board and join the team. for those who are not familiar with the safety and justice challenge, it is a national initiative to reduce over incarceration by changing the way america thinks about the use of jail. today i am providing an overview of the initiative, planned activities, and our accomplishments to date. on the next slide you see the pillars of the initiative. the cello aims to reduce local jail populations and reduce racial and ethnic disparities in the justice system. these goals are supported by data collection and strategies that utilize strong community engagement for shared problem-solving, information sharing, and stakeholder buy-in. the key emphasis is we must monitor the impact of our reduction strategies broken down by race and ethnicity. as you have heard, individuals to occupy the right is number of jail bed days are often 18-25 -year-old african-american males in custody facing a vio

the macarthur foundation, based on their experience across the country, has restricted jurisdictions to focus on systemic change, and so direct service support, we were not allowed to include in our application. i would also say that part of what we are hoping to do is we leverage the existing resources that exist in the community. i know this from my experience before working in the district attorney's office and working with individuals as they transition out of jail and prison back to community. one of the strongest things we can do is enhance those community ties and further reduce the reach of the criminal justice system. i would argue it is potentially inappropriate to have us include those types of services under the scope of this. i will signal and want to acknowledge the work of the sheriff's department that have shifted significant resources into discharge planning to having such a robust, in custody program portfolio to to the very needs that you have spoken to. >> although it may be inappropriate to speak about this in this context of the grant, it is completely inappropr

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macarthur foundation. committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world. more information at macfound.org > nd with the ongoing support of these institutions: >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributionsur pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: there is no rest for the wildfire-weary in southern california. evacuation orders are up for at least 26,000 people, threatened by a fire that exploded to life today. stephanie sy begins our coverage. >> repter: a new day, a new fire outside los angeles. this time, in simi valley, where winds of 70 miles an hour fanned the flames toward the ronald reagan presidential library. smoke surrounded the site, but the center escaped damage. whole nehborhoods spent anxious hours watching thear fire's across dry hillsides, as helicopters an tanker planes dumped water and chemicals to slow the fire. firefighters had sounded the alarm overnight. >> worst win los angeles has en in the last two to three years. >> reporter: indeed, the ssnational weather ser

reserve imposable immigration attorney with the cross-border log group in the distinguished macarthur foundation for her outstanding work in immigration and national security. she has testified before both chambers of congress, including this very subcommittee to discuss the issues ranging from the effects of immigration law on the military. she holds 3 degrees from harva harvard, including her jd, mpa and masters inches she did studies from the u.s. army war college. we welcome her as well. welcome back to this committee. the honorable mark metcalf is a former immigration judge on the immigration court in miami, florida and a former federal state prosecutor in his home state of kentucky. mr. metcalf also held various positions with the u.s. deferment of justice in 2002-2008. he's worked as a petitioner and a colonel in the army national guard and serves as command judge advocate with the 140 ninth maneuver enhancement brigade in kentucky. mr. metcalf has previously testified before congress and is an expert on immigration law. this includes his testimony before the subcommittee and that 100 11t

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