letting people out of prison is one of the fastest ways we know, from long experience, to make crime rates rise so you can see where we would be nervous about it, no? i can understand that. some of of the things we used s scare tactics but the truth of the matter is, this followed conservative states like texas, like georgia, where we have seen governor. actually reform the system by empowering these individuals to be productive citizens once they get out by partnering with nonprofits, faith groups, restoring the families, they were not able to only closed prisons but they were actually able to lower the crime rates and so, this president supported the first step act because it lowers crime rates. it stops people from coming out of prison prison and then returning. we know that 50%, 50% of individuals were boats that go to prison return back to prison and 90% of the people who aren t in prison are going to get out someday so the first step act has taken a smart approach from conserva
releases. so, if, there it is right there. if the releases had nothing to do with the first step act, i m confused why there is a press release saying that they are the result of the person act. we will let me clarify again. this law currently exist. under current law, individuals are able to earn good time off is their model prisoners. the first step act clarified dialogue. there was some confusion on jewel person owns 37 days versus 54 days so what we re talking about is on average people getting 54 days early but that was current law. so, what we want to do is create an environment where people are not referrers returning to prison. tucker: it s hard to know exactly but it does seem like in some places they are rising and
treated much less differently in colorado, for instance, after voters legalized marijuana, the d.a. s dropped all the pending pot charges they had against people. even though, because it was illegal when it was passed, they still could have gone forward with that, but it s still costing people their lives. even people who aren t in prison for drugs are affected by it, let s say that you re in prison for burglary. and then you get paroled, if you show up and take a drug test and you test positive for marijuana, you re going right back into prison. so you re using tax resources on someone who presumably may not be a residivist. we re putting them back in the system and spend all the tax resources on that? right. and even people who aren t in that situation, you know, because they might not be able to get a job because of this, i mean, they might get fired from their job. there are all kinds of
disconnect between where socie is, what it thinks is wrong, and where the law and law enforcement are. i think yes and no. you are seeing some change in the ground. you are seeing some officers treated much less differently in colorado, for instance, after voters legalized marijuana, the d.a. s dropped all the pending pot charges they had against people. even though, because it was illegal when it was passed, they still could have gone forward with that, but it s still costing people their lives. even people who aren t in prison for drugs are affected by it, let s say that you re in prison for burglary. and then you get paroled, if you show up and take a drug test and you test positive for marijuana, you re going right back into prison. so you re using tax resources on someone who presumably may not be a residivist. we re putting them back in the system and spend all the tax