he's also served time at the texas penitentiary in huntsville as accessory to murder., she started the tv hit "the wire." she served six years in prison for first degree murder. dog, you are certainly proof you can turn a life around. did prison help you in any way? >> yes, sir, hi, larry. prison helped me all the way. i mean, i did not like it back in the '70s. texas was the only self-sufficient prison. that meant we had to raise our food, get up in the morning and work. and it was terrible. i did not want -- there was no crime that was fun enough to equal the punishment of prison. there just wasn't any. so yes -- >> larry: so the system itself rehabilitated you? >> the system itself rehabilitated me, because i hated -- you know, when i hit the texas penitentiary, i was 22 years old, and the first thing they told me is there's no rehabilitation here, dog. you're here to be punished. and you're going to work. and for 18 months i was punished. >> larry: judge, what do you make of that? because they say punishment in and of itself doesn't work. dog says in his case, it w

based on my experiences as a judge in texas for over 20 years, unfortunately most of these child molesters when they leave the penitentiary, they do it again. and they continue those devilish ways. and it's important we know who they are. this legislation is extent. i support it. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentlelady from nevada. ms. berkley: i continue to reserve my time. the speaker pro tempore: reserves. mr. smith: i thank judge poe for his extraordinary statement and observation that they recommit. that is what this is all about. i'd like to yield two minutes to the gentleman from california, mr. lungren, ranking member of the house committee on administration and original co-sponsor of this bill. former attorney general from california. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california is recognized for two minutes. mr. lungren: i thank the gentleman for the time. mr. speaker, in the mid 1990's when i was privileged to serve the state of california as attorney general, we looked to new jersey for inspiration to change our laws. at that time if yo