Television providers, giving you a front row seat to democracy. Host aswad thomas is at our table this morning. Hes the Vice President of alliance for safety and justice, the National Director of the crime survivors for safety and justice as well. We want to talk about resources for survivors of crime. This is personal for you. Tell us your story. Guest thank you so much for having me on. Back in 2009, i had just became the first men in my family to graduate college. I was on my way to play professional overseas, but unfortunately, i became a victim of gun violence in harford, connecticut. I was shot twice and my back and those bullets ended my professional basketball career and nearly my life. Like so many victims from the hospital back into the same community where the incident happened with no support, no services, no resourceses to recover from. That incident was changed my life like crime does with so many people with crime. Host what were you doing at the time of this and what we
Should the u. S. Be more active or less active in overseas conflicts . Republicans dial in at 202 7488001. Democrats, 202 7488000. Independents, 202 7488002. You can also join the conversation by text. 202 7488003. Include your first name, city and state. Or on facebook. Com cspan, and a post on x with the handle cspanwj. The president is expected to sign the package today. Look for coverage on cspan. O rg. Here is how the money breaks down. 95 billion total, similar to what the Senate Approved in february. 60. 8 billion and ukraine eight, 26. 4 billion dollars in israel and gaza humanitarian aid. For israel. Humanitarian aid for gaza. 8. 1 billion dollars for allies in the indo pacific region. That is how the money breaks down. Here is democratic senator patty murray yesterday arguing a vote for the foreign aid package is sending a message around the world about American Leadership. Lets listen. [video] at a time when the world is watching and wondering if the u. S. Is still capable o
Cspan, 45 years and counting powered by cable. At our table this morning is the Vice President of the alliance for seeking justice, national director. We want to talk about resources for survivors of crimes. This is personal for you. Tell us your story. Thank you so much for having me on today. Back in 2009 id just become the first man in my family to ever graduate from college. I was on my way to play professional overseas but unfortunately i became a victim of gun connecticut. I was shot twice and my back and those bullets ended my professional basketball career and nearly my life. Like so many victims from the hospital back into the same community where the incident happened with no support, no services, no resourceses to recover from. That incident was changed my life like crime does with so many people with crime. Host what were you doing at the time of this and what were you doing in that community at that time . Guest just leaving the corner store in my neighborhood. Just weeks
Attorney General Kwame Raoul, in partnership with the Alliance for Safety and Justice and Ascend Justice, today announced legislation that would increase accessibility to the Illinois Crime Victims Compensation Program.
LaNaisha Edwards was 15 when she started going to funerals in the mid-1990s. By her senior year, getting dressed for another memorial service “became the normal thing to do — sadly” in Los Angeles, she said. By September 2010, the plague of gun violence that destroyed other families hit too close to home. Her 24-year-old […] The post Reform Rollbacks May Lead to Another Rise in Mass Incarceration appeared first on Capital B News.