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Posted on 04/24/2016 3:40:26 PM PDT by Red in Blue PA
Keeping 2.2 million Americans in prison is hurting the economy, President Obama said Saturday in his weekly address, describing a report that outlines those arguments.
The move is part of a federal effort to rally support for an effort by the Obama Administration to reduce the number of people in prison and to help them once they are released. The administration will announce the steps next week during what has been dubbed “National Reentry Week,” from April 24-28.
“This isn’t just about what makes economic and practical sense. It’s about making sure that we live up to our ideals as a nation,” Obama said.
Among the new programs being rolled out, the Obama administration said one will include a plan to help individuals with criminal records compete for federal jobs. The White House said it will also double down on its call for businesses to show favor to the 600,000 people released from prison every year.
"Now, plenty of people should be behind bars. But the reason we have so many more people in prison than any other developed country is not because we have more criminals. It's because we have criminal justice policies, including unfair sentencing laws, that need to be reformed," Obama said.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonexaminer.com ...
As if the country isn't enough of a hellhole...let's add violent sociopaths to the mix.
Let liberals have their way on everything - criminals running the place, illegals flooding the country - AND WE'LL LEAVE. Divide the country... one half for them - one half for us.
Oh, and since criminals will be treated very well in the lieral half - they can have 'em all.
This pathological liar can’t leave the White House too soon.
To the idiots who voted him in, thanks for destroying the country.
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My thoughts exactly regarding everyone in a federal institution of muslim recruitment, where many a drug felon dwells...yup, that’s the ticket !
Release the Kraken! On second thought, please don’t.
“Maybe...”???
an intelligent alternative would be less people in jail... we are not communist china we don’t need to be sending so many people to jail...
Let’s not confuse letting felons vote with the idea that we throw way too many people in jail... This is America.. land of the free.. China has 4 times the population and less people in jail... I can agree though— no votes for felons...
Is this satire?
That DOES NOT answer the question. Give us an intelligent solution how to deal with criminals. Unless of course your going to be gracious enough to invite them to become tenants of yours.
you are barking up the wrong tree, if you think I am afraid of criminals...They can live with me... if they are child molesters or rapists, they will not choose to live with me coz they will get the crap beaten out of them... anyway.. the solution is to not put people who are guilty of ridiculous minor things in jail.. We do not have 5 times the rate of criminals worth jail time that China or 7 times the rate that Canada has in our country..
Well if they just stop breaking the law.
prisons are full of sociopathic muslims
perhaps zero is the anti-Christ afterall
Obama’s solution sounds like crap... but there is no way you can deny that we are a country obsessed with throwing people in jail. There is no other country even close to putting so many of their population in jail... I am wondering if there are really so few people on here that would agree with that.. Free Republic is about being free...
Stop breaking the law? ““There’s no way to rule innocent men. The only power any government has is the power to crack down on criminals. Well, when there aren’t enough criminals, one makes them. One declares so many things to be a crime that it becomes impossible for men to live without breaking laws.”— Ayn Rand..
Why do you think that the U.S. has 7 times the rate of people in prison than Canada?
Look at Canada’s Demographics.
I have looked at the demographics, Canada does not have 7 times the rate of African-americans, if that is what you mean...
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