Studies have shown that inmate participation in education, vocational and job training, prison work skills development, drug abuse, mental health and other treatment programs, all reduce recidivism, significantly.

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No one should be denied the opportunity to get an education and increase their earning...

No one should be denied the opportunity to get an education and increase their earning...

Each year over 2,500 commercial vessels enter the Port of Hampton Roads alone, so adequate...

Each year over 2,500 commercial vessels enter the Port of Hampton Roads alone, so adequate...

Today, education is perhaps the most important function of state and local governments.

Today, education is perhaps the most important function of state and local governments.

I think we should worry about Social Security first and then tax cuts second.

I think we should worry about Social Security first and then tax cuts second.

If we increase spending, we have got to raise taxes or any combination.

If we increase spending, we have got to raise taxes or any combination.

The most money we have ever been able to get appropriated for the juvenile justice...

The most money we have ever been able to get appropriated for the juvenile justice...

Mandatory minimums have been shown to be discriminatory and waste the taxpayers' money.

Mandatory minimums have been shown to be discriminatory and waste the taxpayers' money.

The death penalty is discriminatory and does not do anything about crime.

The death penalty is discriminatory and does not do anything about crime.

Unfortunately, the elimination of incentives such as parole, good time credits and funding for college...

Unfortunately, the elimination of incentives such as parole, good time credits and funding for college...

It is difficult to overstate the importance of the Civil Rights Act.

It is difficult to overstate the importance of the Civil Rights Act.

These funds will ensure that ports will be able to pay for adequate security measures...

These funds will ensure that ports will be able to pay for adequate security measures...

The first year of the Bush administration we used up all of the surplus and...

The first year of the Bush administration we used up all of the surplus and...

In fact, the Harvard study data indicates that 70 percent of African American children attend...

In fact, the Harvard study data indicates that 70 percent of African American children attend...

We can be more inclusive.

We can be more inclusive.

We can continue our progress as a Nation toward the promise that all people are...

We can continue our progress as a Nation toward the promise that all people are...

In the Brown decision, the United States Supreme Court unanimously struck down the legal and...

In the Brown decision, the United States Supreme Court unanimously struck down the legal and...

Giving a 10-year mandatory minimum for a second offense fist fight is not going to...

Giving a 10-year mandatory minimum for a second offense fist fight is not going to...

While there are many obstacles that deter students from going to college, finances by no...

While there are many obstacles that deter students from going to college, finances by no...

Dont wait for a crisis to look at your finances differently. Look at them differently...

Dont wait for a crisis to look at your finances differently. Look at them differently...

Don't count your check-ins before they cash.

Don't count your check-ins before they cash.