House Proceeding 11-13-07 on Nov 13th, 2007 :: 5:08:22 to 5:10:14
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Speech By: James P. Moran

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James P. Moran: illinois, mr. davis, and the gentleman from utah, mr. cannon, for their continued leadership on this bill and i also want to acknowledge the dedication and tireless efforts of many members

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Darrell E. Issa: of the diverse coalition of national, state, and local organizations referred to by chairman conyers. while our national crime rates may have fallen slig over the last decade, we have seen an

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Speech By: Darrell E. Issa

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Darrell E. Issa: unprecedented explosion in our prison and jail populations. today over 2.2 million people are incarcerated in federal and state jails or prisons, a tenfold increase since 1980 and a prison cost

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Darrell E. Issa: of $65 billion. as a result of this focus on incars -- incarceration, the united states leads the word in per capita incarceration rates. while most of the world locks up about 50 to 200 per 100,000,

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Darrell E. Issa: the united states is first in the world at over 700 per 100,000. as a result more than 650,000 people will be released from state and federal prisons to communities nationwide along with nine

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Darrell E. Issa: million people leaving local jails. unfortunately the department of justice, bureau of justice statistics estimates that 2/3 of the offenders leaving state and federal prisons are re-arrested

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Darrell E. Issa: in three years. if we are to reduce the number of inmates returning to prison, we need to provide our ex-offenders with the education, training -- and training necessary for them to obtain and hold

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Darrell E. Issa: steady jobs. they also need drug treatment, medical and mental health services to decrease the chances that they will come back to prison. the second chance act will provide these investments

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Darrell E. Issa: and every study shows that it will not only reduce crime but also save money in the process. mr. speaker, it's very infrequent that we have the opportunity to reduce crime and save money.

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Danny K. Davis: i hope we'll take that opportunity today and pass this bill. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas, mr. gohmert. mr. gohmert: thank you.

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Speech By: Danny K. Davis