Oahu. Ive been involved with oxford house since i moved in on may 20th, 1992. Been employed by this fine establishment since february 1993. It is its no small task to be up here, and wed like to welcome our panelists and starting with dan hahn from oxford house, state coordinator from oklahoma. [ applause ] the illustrious Kurtis Taylor, oxford house alumni. And michael mckeogh, oxford house alumni, outreach in florida. Our newest state, were anxious to hear all your stuff. Jason wilson, oxford house resident and reentry coordinator, North Carolina. Jesse what did i say . Jes jesse. And ann cleveland, oxford house alumni, virginia. Over threequarters of oxford house population has done some jail time or prison time. In america today, approximately 60 of those in jail or prisons are addicted to alcohol and or drugs. Each year, thousands of those who are incarcerated reenter society. However, within one year of reentry, about half those individuals will commit another crime and head to c
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Since 19 79, in partnership with the cable industry, cspan has provided complete coverage of the halls of congress from house and Senate Floors to congressional hearings, party briefings, and committee meetings. Cspan gives you a front proceed to how issues are debated and decided, with no commentary, no interruptions, and completely unfiltered. Cspan, your unfiltered view of government. Coming up next, the Justice Department discusses disability rights and in the criminal Justice System. At an event commemorating the 33rd anniversary of the americans with disabilities act. Topics included ada violations during arrests, Mental Health, and the relationship between disability discrimination and explicit racial bias. Implicit racial bias. Good afternoon everyone, can you please take your seats so we can get started . Please take your seats, thank you. Good afternoon. My name is kristen park, the assistant attorney general for the department of justice, and i am pleased to be here with all