Foundation chicago is. Working with jurisdiction to my counties, millions of dollars going in to help them really look at what the practices are people sitting in a room, its incredible. It is happening. Is the think its where we need to be. Live this morning inside the Montgomery County correctional facility inside one of the Housing Units there. Mr. Green is the director for the county department of corrections and rehabilitation. Go ahead. You are on the air. My name is thomas and ii had experience from both ends of the spectrum. Im in a licensed therapist and a lot of the programs give a lot of credit. Really interested in change. But there is enough responsibility amim sorry, enough plane, responsibility, and complicity to go around. The reasons forward when the inmates, their behavior, from an, from an ethnicity standpoint blacks blame whites, whites and blacks. But there is enough responsibility for both. When it comes to the judicial system there is a factor we fail to look at.
Oh denial, unemployment, free trade, congressional dysfunction, all of these things seem to overlap. The New York Times cover this recently in july bipartisan pushed to builds to relax laws. Host do you have a thought on giving judges more discussion . Retion . Guest i do see this really strong bipartisan support in this area, this region, that we reside in, we have interest from democrats, republicans, people who want to see a change in how the system works, and the successes we are having. I see really strong support for outcomes, and not necessarily affiliations. I think that discussion provided to the judges is really an important piece of this change. , an joe in South Carolina independent with experience in the Corrections System. What is your question or comment . Caller first of all, i want to tell you how i appreciate your show, and you. Can you hear me . Host we can. Were listening. Thank you for that. Caller i was in a correctional facility back in 1980, right around there.
Discussion. When someone views themselves as a convict, if society views somebody as a convict, that isolates and minimizes their role and ability to participate productively in our community. Identifying yourself or somebody else as a returning citizen is intended to remove that label to fully embrace them as a person first who has a criminal whoory, rather than someone is a criminal history, and that is all they could potentially be. Acknowledging that these are individuals who we want to come back and that we want to embrace and for them to help improve and rebuild their lives is at the heart of everything that is the focus of our work. It is not a matter of providing what we think sounds nice and what might be meaningful to us. Its a matter of what is going to really help make successful change possible for that person. Host we move on to alex in rockville, maryland. Youre on the air. Guest good morning. I wanted to make a point. Ive seen a lot in the news with like lives matter an
Couples, a supporter of tighter gun control measures, admitted her vote for the iraq war was a mistake and is an advocate for illegal immigration. 9 00 p. M. N hosting at et. Carol and nevada, go ahead. Caller good morning. , the man who told you he had been incarcerated twice. Not three times. You said three times and he said twice. Host apologies. Caller i think to improve the they need to get rid of prisons for profit. Where theyist system things to speak them stay, and make there longer. Do isr thing we need to to make the citizens more fair. They give longer sentences for a minority and whites get a slap on the hand. Host regina and oxford, north carolina, tell us your experience in the correctional facility. Caller my son has been in jail two or three times from driving without a license. There, he gets on the work program and does but the minute he gets out he cannot find a job anywhere even on the grounds crew. Then the next thing you know he is back in jail. What are they supp
The premise of positive reinforcement. Noticing recognizing pollock progress is being made. Host lets go to warren in florida. Good morning. Caller good morning. One comment. I know its not going to be the endall beetle. And all beat all i think the right to vote is expensive to reenter into society. People have to have a stake in their own lives. If they feel it they have a stake when they get out, they can participate in society, i think it would help. Host two you have any thoughts on that . True. I think it rings in order for someone to participate in our society data before member they need to be a full member. I think about someone releasing from the criminal Justice System, they are faced with different labels and things they cannot do. As a matter of empowering someone i think that that does need to be fully recognized. Having the ability to vote, being able to apply for a job without having additional stigma could potentially limit them firm opportunities and housing as well.