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With a focus on the prison system. A harvardpreview with professor talking about a resumeon has become of people are thrown in jail. Incapacitation, rehabilitation, retribution has also looped in our reasons for punishment. We really shifted our motivation for incarceration from rehabilitation. Retribution, a sense that these are somehow deeply immoral actors that we want to submit to the harshest possible conditions. I think we are now seeing the ansequences of what i feel is misguided strategy that we are somehow expecting for the 2 million individuals currently have in prison, if we can exposed them to psychologically brutal conditions, and then release them into the streets, successbe a policy for and a strategy to reduce crime. Part of the conference will also hear about overcrowding in prisons, the vocational programs, and what happens to prisoners after they leave the system. That is tonight here on cspan at 8 00 eastern. On q a,sunday night twotime bullet surprise cartoonists,
Interviewed talked about not sharing the information because they did not know where to start. They felt that maybe they would be opening pandoras box, and maybe there would be questions later on that they could not answer. Rehabilitation, retribution has loomed large in our reasons for punishment and over the werse of the prison boom have really shifted our motivations for incarceration from rehabilitation, to sense that these are somehow deeply immoral actors that we want to submit to the harshest possible conditions. I think were now seeing the consequences of these strategies, that where somehow expecting for the 2 million individuals we currently have in we can expose them to psychologically and physically brutal conditions and then release them into the streets, we will somehow have a policy for success and strategies to reduce crowding. Theese remarks from atlantic magazine recent conference on the criminal justice and race. See more of that tonight starting at 8 00 eastern here
The play. This is about an hour and 15 minutes. Good evening. Thank you. My name is jim basker. [ applause ] it is my pleasure and privilege to welcome you all to the 1211th presentation of the George Washington prize on behalf of the three cohosts of tonights decent. The first, regent Barbara Lucas the vice regents of George Washington mt. Vernon, also president sheila bair, Adam Goodhart and the board of Washington College. [ applause ] and the cofounders and cochairs and all the trustees of the institute. [ applause ] founded in 2005, the 50,000 George Washington prize is sponsored by our three organizations and is awarded each year to the best work about the founding era. This is the first time the washington prize has ever been warded to a play. [ applause ] and i would add no one anywhere will be surprised that tonight it will be presented to Linmanuel Miranda for his astonishing hamilton. [ applause ] we will hear from lin miranda a bit later, but first i want to recognize some
There some clear requirements about the operational planning about the strategic planning, and that planning will have to be drive the budget priorities, we fully intend to Parks Alliance two Oldest Department accountable and work with them closely on the development of those operational plans and how those operational plans translate into budget priorities. I think they will do that. I think that committed to us that they will do that. I think they want to do that for themselves. I think this really can usher in a new era for us much smarter and effective park policy. Thank you. Thank you very much for are there any other members of the public would like to comment on item number two . Seeing none, will close Public Comments. [gavel] commissioner farrell thank you everyone who came out today to speak on this measure. And to our rec center part and Parks Alliance and other members working on this for quite some time now. We look forward to the continuing discussions. Again want to thin