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| Officials organize Reentry Council to address recidivism |
| By onlinemadison.com |
| Published: 01/02/2014 |
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MISSISSIPPI - JACKSON - Officials spanning the spectrum of the criminal justice system as well as religious and civil liberties organizations gathered Thursday, Dec. 19 to begin work on a program to help former inmates become productive, law abiding citizens and to reduce prison recidivism. U.S. District Judge Keith Starrett, Mississippi Supreme Court Chief Justice Bill Waller Jr., U.S. Attorney Greg Davis and Attorney General Jim Hood met with more than 50 people to begin work toward organizing a Reentry Council. In attendance at the organizational meeting at the Mississippi Supreme Court were state and federal judges, state and federal prosecutors and public defenders, a representative of the Lieutenant Governor, legislative leaders, Jackson city officials, church leaders, the American Civil Liberties Union, the NAACP and the Pew Charitable Trust. People who leave prison often have few skills and no resources as well as a felony record. "It is a very difficult time. A bus ticket and $50 and an admonition to do right will not turn someone's life around," Judge Starrett said. "We are sending people home without the tools and without the resources they need to succeed as law abiding citizens. We are setting them up for failure." Read More. |
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