They would be released on bail for the second, third, fourth and fifth and tried another year later and given probation again too often. This was driving the crime rate. We achieved a lot. Thats why i was willing to support with and support senator durbin committed to reduce the mandatory census. I think we can be smarter about it. I dont have any doubt we can be smarter about it. It would be naive and a big air if we were to think we can just walk away from incarcerating dangerous people. You were worried for your guards. A lot of the people are just dangerous and weve just got to be real careful about that. I think we need to watch the cost. The federal prison system cant be the greatest system, most expensive in the whole world, which is. We just cant. Weve got to watch, look for ways to reduce costs. And weve got to be cautious about adopting the belief that theres been some new Recidivism Program thats going to solve the recidivism rate. If we can reduce it even a little bit, im w
I would say for this discussion that there are no differences, but we do not have specific programs specifically targeted for the female inmate population, which this would be consistent with all of corrections, not just within the federal system, but i would definitely take your question back to have discussions internally with the bureau to include my colleagues and if theres something that is being done or if you are aware of something specifically for the female inmate population relative to the cbt programs we provide. My understanding, as a general proposistion, women are in prison for drug crimes and not Violent Crimes. That is a very different profile than a dangerous felon in our system. I would ask that you take into consideration those kinds of factors as well as i think there may be some programs that will better enable women to reintegrate when they are released and would work for men. I believe that there are some states who recognize those kinds of factors and plan their
Many of the people that they worked with who were held in solitary confinement experienced paranoia. Hallucinations, depression. Some reacted eventually with violent, uncontrollable anger. Bobby delalo knows what it was like. He was in solitary for five year. You go crazy. You hear guys saying yeah, what . The ventilator called his name. A thing that really scared me in there is i was watching my humanity and compassion slipping out of my grasp. John russer is chairman of the washington, d. C. Corrections officers union. He thinks as do many Prison Guards nationwide the solitary is getting a bad rap. Its necessary to preserve the safety of inmates and guards within the prison. I do not see how you could run a prison system at all without without some type of segregation. And i dont prefer to use the term solitary solitary . Solitary, yes. I think that has too many negative c negati negligent connotation. And bobby delalo ended up in solitary after trying to escape. Five years and one m
Provide programs in some cases to provide security because security is par mount to ensure you have an environment where you provide the appropriate programs. We are on a path of unstainability, and it is a significant issue that i think Everyone Needs to be concerned about because the men and women who work for the Bureau Prisons who are dedicated Law Enforcement officers are putting their lives op the line every single day. We believe that reentry is very, very important because it is a significant part of the mission. Our mission is not just to warehouse individuals, but ensure we provide everything necessary when ultimately they are released. 95 of the inmates in our care will at some point in time be relosed back to communities. Reentry is important because for us to manage the the individuals, we have to ensure we are actively ensuring that they are engage in programs within the institution. This is accomplishedded by reentry efforts. I can report that despite all the challenges
To entice the other inmate within a population who dont have a Substance Use disorder it can increases the number of inmates exposed. Over a period of time, when the majority of the individuals will be released it will help Public Safety. Okay. Thank you. Thank you, mr. Chairman. You mentioned that the average cost to incarcerate a person in our system is about 29,000 or almost 30,000. There a difference in average cost in a womens facility . For the female facility it depend on the number, the mission. But typically the average is going to be the same. Typically. Yes. Do the women in these facilities the same access to the kinds of programses that are available to men and they the male facilities . Yes. There is a growing number of women in our prison population. So you cited some data in your testimony. Cousin your data reflect differences in recriticism. Do you have some that work better for men versus women in term of success and integrated to society . I think you talked about one