Volunteer the true story. When joined today by author jack fairweather. And the author of the good work. As the daily telegraph, and as a video journalist for the Washington Post in afghanistan. In interviewing jack today is doctor robert. One of the main authorities on history. From 1997 98, robert young developed a master plan and participated as an Expert Witness in the case against the british historians and author. Robert young has published on camp and served as historical advisor and the Evidence Room which would be visited at the center. So before we get started i wanted to do some quick housekeeping things. We will have time about 15 minutes or so for audience q a. And i sure do have questions from the end and we will try to go back and get as many as possible. And please note that this program is being recorded it will be available on Youtube Channel within the next few days or so. I will followup with registers on todays program. And probably tomorrow with a link to it. And
To. Die. Right or is it our going to die. A shocking new number was released today and it deserves our undivided attention one out of every 100 americans is now behind bars walked up in prison or in jail. The most important thing. As to talk from your heart if you have more than one child give a like an overall message but then do an individual one to each child throw them a kiss or talk to them about what you do daily the rest should be just you if youve written a poor weve had people pray weve had people saying one guy showed his little boy how to shoot a basket be creative. These are gifts to your children. The families are punished right along with. They have found people dont think so but the collateral consequences of somebodies incarceration affects not just that whole family but it affects the whole community and affects you as an individual or the you know whether or not and whether you know that person or not thats incarcerated. To pay inform. You should care. I have a backgr
A 1st step in recovery of any kind. Is to take responsibility for. But even with before we. Read a civil room every minute. I want to go. Im going to do the best they can to stay out of this please. Continue job for. Mr gold. Im glad this quiz was on the way. This was you guys know the numbers so you know we do its job. From 1920 to 1970 this whole have said. Of American History the rate of incarceration was roughly level or about 110. 00 per 100000. And this is a broad span of our history this is the ruling twentys and prohibition the depression and all the social change the world war 2 the postwar economic boom the the fiftys the explosion of suburbia the sixtys and all the social turbulence through this whole period the rate of incarceration is roughly level in the United States at about 110400. 00 and this reflects you know the policies of Police Departments and prosecutors and judges operating all over the country in the local and state level and then in the 1970. S. So that by no
Affects the whole community and affects you as an individual or the you know whether or not and whether you know that person or not thats incarcerated. Get to inform. You should care. I have a background in film and video as a producer and i thought theres got to be something i can do so why not combine my career and my experience with the present system and come up with something for these kids. And a parent in that camera. And that they can look at and say. And then this isnt your fault you did nothing wrong it means and for many of these men and women its the 1st time theyve really taken responsibility which is huge and thats a 1st step in recovery of any kind. Is to take responsibility for. But even with. This. Very minute. I was going to go to the movie im going to do the best they can to stay out of this belief. For. Goodness. Its been the way. This was you guys in good numbers can we be with. The. Next chapter. From 1020. 00 to 1970 this whole half century of American History th
A. Nice shout. From 1921970 this whole half century of American History the rate of incarceration was roughly level or about 11400000. And this is a broad span of our history this is because the ruling twentys and prohibition the depression and all the social change the world war 2 the postwar economic boom the the the fiftys the explosion of suburbia the sixtys and all the social turbulence through this whole period the rate of incarceration is roughly level in the United States at about 110400. 00 and this reflects you know the policies of Police Departments and prosecutors and. Judges operated all over the country and local and state level and then in the 1970 changes so that by now the rate of incarceration issue why just over 7103. 00 courser issue for africanamericans is over 4500. 00 and so you have to wonder how does one cheat why did this half century stability get to destroy a magic increase of incarceration in. Americas public enemy number one in the United States is drug ab