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| Our View: We can't afford a revolving door justice system |
| By rrstar.com |
| Published: 07/02/2012 |
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Illinois -- Why should ex-convicts get special treatment when people who have been model citizens are having difficulty finding jobs and paying bills? In a perfect world, they wouldn’t. But when a violent felon returns to the community, he generally has no positive support, few if any family members to help him. Employers are loathe to hire felons, landlords don’t want to rent to them. So, said 17th Circuit Chief Joseph McGraw, “they come back to the corner from which they came,” and resume the same pattern of conduct that landed them in prison in the first place. “It just makes sense to prepare them to succeed. Often in sentencing offenders, I find they’re ready to change but lack the supportive structure to do so.” The Editorial Board has examined two programs that work to re-enter convicts into legitimate society. Saturday we looked at a program run by Lutheran Social Services of Illinois. Today we look at “Community Re-Entry Program,” a community collaboration in Racine, Wis., that Rockford Mayor Larry Morrissey is enthusiastic about. Read More. |
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