federal pen tinch itentiary. when when the war on drugs started, there were less than 50,000. today, there are 2.2 million. disproportionally black and latino. it s a stain on our democracy. you decided we re going to reach out, try to get the bill done. what s the best thing b about the bill. i m going to hit you with the criticisms. the most important thing is that it would authorize a quarter of a billion dollars over a five year period of time to create the type of reentry programming, access to education, geds, community college, mental health, counseling, substance abuse treatment. the types of things that have been proven to reduce resit viz m, save taxpayer dollars and really provide the hope and opportunity that should exist in the united states of america for everyone.