I’m here to talk to you about divorce I have to admit I’m absolutely positively
have to admit I’m absolutely positively
have to admit I’m absolutely positively 100% in favor of divorce what else is
100% in favor of divorce what else is
100% in favor of divorce what else is there to do when the marriage is
there to do when the marriage is
there to do when the marriage is dysfunctional ineffective creating poor
dysfunctional ineffective creating poor
dysfunctional ineffective creating poor outcomes for everyone involved
outcomes for everyone involved
outcomes for everyone involved I say nothing let’s get it over with and
I say nothing let’s get it over with and
I say nothing let’s get it over with and divorce already now the type of divorce
divorce already now the type of divorce
divorce already now the type of divorce I’m talking about it’s probably a bit
I’m talking about it’s probably a bit
I’m talking about it’s probably a bit different than what you’re thinking what
different than what you’re thinking what
different than what you’re thinking what I’m referring to is a divorce within our
I’m referring to is a divorce within our
I’m referring to is a divorce within our correctional and prison system over the
correctional and prison system over the
correctional and prison system over the last 12 years I’ve worked in various
last 12 years I’ve worked in various
last 12 years I’ve worked in various parts of the criminal justice world with
parts of the criminal justice world with
parts of the criminal justice world with most of that focused on Corrections the
most of that focused on Corrections the
most of that focused on Corrections the correctional system includes the
correctional system includes the
correctional system includes the agencies that oversee in areas prisons
agencies that oversee in areas prisons
agencies that oversee in areas prisons halfway houses and community supervision
halfway houses and community supervision
halfway houses and community supervision programs now there are generally two
programs now there are generally two
programs now there are generally two types of people who get into Corrections
types of people who get into Corrections
types of people who get into Corrections work those who want to enforce rules and
work those who want to enforce rules and
work those who want to enforce rules and laws and those who want to help with
laws and those who want to help with
laws and those who want to help with rehabilitation I started my career as a
rehabilitation I started my career as a
rehabilitation I started my career as a correctional officer like the first
correctional officer like the first
correctional officer like the first group of people
group of people
group of people I made sure inmates were following the
I made sure inmates were following the
I made sure inmates were following the rules and not doing anything dangerous
rules and not doing anything dangerous
rules and not doing anything dangerous while they were in prison eventually I
while they were in prison eventually I
while they were in prison eventually I moved into correctional Investigations
moved into correctional Investigations
moved into correctional Investigations where I was looking deeper into rule of
where I was looking deeper into rule of
where I was looking deeper into rule of law violations for things like assault
law violations for things like assault
law violations for things like assault and by staff for things like excessive
and by staff for things like excessive
and by staff for things like excessive use of force but I grew frustrated
use of force but I grew frustrated
use of force but I grew frustrated because no matter what I did it never
because no matter what I did it never
because no matter what I did it never really felt like things were getting
really felt like things were getting
really felt like things were getting better so I moved into Community
better so I moved into Community
better so I moved into Community Corrections like the second group of
Corrections like the second group of
Corrections like the second group of people
people
people unlike prison community corrections
unlike prison community corrections
unlike prison community corrections tends to be more focused on
tends to be more focused on
tends to be more focused on rehabilitating offenders but even there
rehabilitating offenders but even there
rehabilitating offenders but even there it didn’t feel like what I was doing was
it didn’t feel like what I was doing was
it didn’t feel like what I was doing was changing behavior or making a lasting
changing behavior or making a lasting
changing behavior or making a lasting positive impact I was fed up so about
positive impact I was fed up so about
positive impact I was fed up so about six years ago I decided I was gonna
six years ago I decided I was gonna
six years ago I decided I was gonna figure out why our system wasn’t working
figure out why our system wasn’t working
figure out why our system wasn’t working started researching but instead of
started researching but instead of
started researching but instead of focusing on things like how to prevent
focusing on things like how to prevent
focusing on things like how to prevent crime I took a look at how we manage
crime I took a look at how we manage
crime I took a look at how we manage corrections from a systems perspective
corrections from a systems perspective
corrections from a systems perspective I studied the cultures leadership styles
I studied the cultures leadership styles
I studied the cultures leadership styles and social identities of Corrections and
and social identities of Corrections and
and social identities of Corrections and how those within the system view their
how those within the system view their
how those within the system view their roles
roles
roles and responsibilities and then it became
and responsibilities and then it became
and responsibilities and then it became clear the underlying reason our system
clear the underlying reason our system
clear the underlying reason our system doesn’t work today is because the
doesn’t work today is because the
doesn’t work today is because the practices of punishment are too
practices of punishment are too
practices of punishment are too interconnected with our goal of
interconnected with our goal of
interconnected with our goal of rehabilitation now I suspect that most
rehabilitation now I suspect that most
rehabilitation now I suspect that most of you haven’t been to prison before so
of you haven’t been to prison before so
of you haven’t been to prison before so let me explain a bit how it works after
let me explain a bit how it works after
let me explain a bit how it works after receiving a sentence by the court you
receiving a sentence by the court you
receiving a sentence by the court you enter the corrections system and we
enter the corrections system and we
enter the corrections system and we spend a lot of time interviewing and
spend a lot of time interviewing and
spend a lot of time interviewing and assessing you when you get there to
assessing you when you get there to
assessing you when you get there to determine whether you go to a high or a
determine whether you go to a high or a
determine whether you go to a high or a low security prison and that is key
low security prison and that is key
low security prison and that is key inmates are assigned to prisons based
inmates are assigned to prisons based
inmates are assigned to prisons based upon how much we anticipate they’re
upon how much we anticipate they’re
upon how much we anticipate they’re going to misbehave while they’re there
going to misbehave while they’re there
going to misbehave while they’re there and what that means unfortunately is
and what that means unfortunately is
and what that means unfortunately is they aren’t assigned to prisons based
they aren’t assigned to prisons based
they aren’t assigned to prisons based upon their specific needs
upon their specific needs
upon their specific needs for rehabilitation and treatment so if
for rehabilitation and treatment so if
for rehabilitation and treatment so if it’s addiction that got you in trouble
it’s addiction that got you in trouble
it’s addiction that got you in trouble in the first place cross your fingers
in the first place cross your fingers
in the first place cross your fingers and hope that your prison has addictions
and hope that your prison has addictions
and hope that your prison has addictions counseling and therapy because it might
counseling and therapy because it might
counseling and therapy because it might not and then you’re stuck there at this
not and then you’re stuck there at this
not and then you’re stuck there at this prison for however long without access
prison for however long without access
prison for however long without access to the right treatment this points to a
to the right treatment this points to a
to the right treatment this points to a fundamental problem with our prison
fundamental problem with our prison
fundamental problem with our prison philosophy in the United States
philosophy in the United States
philosophy in the United States punishment is the foundation of your
punishment is the foundation of your
punishment is the foundation of your prison experience and the priority
prison experience and the priority
prison experience and the priority throughout rehabilitation is an
throughout rehabilitation is an
throughout rehabilitation is an afterthought and is only lightly
afterthought and is only lightly
afterthought and is only lightly sprinkled like seasoning on a steak on
sprinkled like seasoning on a steak on
sprinkled like seasoning on a steak on top of a system whose core purpose is to
top of a system whose core purpose is to
top of a system whose core purpose is to punish and that is why I’m proposing a
punish and that is why I’m proposing a
punish and that is why I’m proposing a divorce a divorce that would once and
divorce a divorce that would once and
divorce a divorce that would once and for all
for all
for all separate the practices of punishment
separate the practices of punishment
separate the practices of punishment from rehabilitation creating two
from rehabilitation creating two
from rehabilitation creating two separate tracks one for those requiring
separate tracks one for those requiring
separate tracks one for those requiring retribution and one for those requiring
retribution and one for those requiring
retribution and one for those requiring recovery before they reenter society you
recovery before they reenter society you
recovery before they reenter society you may have heard of the revolving door of
may have heard of the revolving door of
may have heard of the revolving door of the justice system when people talk
the justice system when people talk
the justice system when people talk about it what they’re referring to is
about it what they’re referring to is
about it what they’re referring to is the ninety five percent of offenders who
the ninety five percent of offenders who
the ninety five percent of offenders who will be released from prison after
will be released from prison after
will be released from prison after serving their sentences and the 67
serving their sentences and the 67
serving their sentences and the 67 percent who will return back to prison
percent who will return back to prison
percent who will return back to prison for a new crime within three years a
for a new crime within three years a
for a new crime within three years a cycle
cycle
cycle known as recidivism what if I told you
known as recidivism what if I told you
known as recidivism what if I told you that 67% of your investments would go
that 67% of your investments would go
that 67% of your investments would go belly-up within three years or that 67%
belly-up within three years or that 67%
belly-up within three years or that 67% of your medical procedures would need to
of your medical procedures would need to
of your medical procedures would need to be redone within three years you’d
be redone within three years you’d
be redone within three years you’d probably find a new financial adviser
probably find a new financial adviser
probably find a new financial adviser and a doctor because there’s no way you
and a doctor because there’s no way you
and a doctor because there’s no way you would put up with these results but when
would put up with these results but when
would put up with these results but when it comes to the correctional system we
it comes to the correctional system we
it comes to the correctional system we do which is why we need a divorced
do which is why we need a divorced
do which is why we need a divorced two-track correctional system one for
two-track correctional system one for
two-track correctional system one for punishment and one for rehabilitation
punishment and one for rehabilitation
punishment and one for rehabilitation let’s talk about track one punishment
let’s talk about track one punishment
let’s talk about track one punishment there is a population of offenders in
there is a population of offenders in
there is a population of offenders in this world who are high-risk who
this world who are high-risk who
this world who are high-risk who demonstrate patterns of criminal
demonstrate patterns of criminal
demonstrate patterns of criminal behavior who engage in serious
behavior who engage in serious
behavior who engage in serious misconduct and who have histories of
misconduct and who have histories of
misconduct and who have histories of violence and a system of punishment and
violence and a system of punishment and
violence and a system of punishment and incapacitation is wholly appropriate
incapacitation is wholly appropriate
incapacitation is wholly appropriate that doesn’t mean just locking them up
that doesn’t mean just locking them up
that doesn’t mean just locking them up and throwing away the key for these
and throwing away the key for these
and throwing away the key for these violent and dangerous offenders it is
violent and dangerous offenders it is
violent and dangerous offenders it is appropriate to incarcerate with access
appropriate to incarcerate with access
appropriate to incarcerate with access to just basic programs in a strict
to just basic programs in a strict
to just basic programs in a strict prison environment let’s talk about our
prison environment let’s talk about our
prison environment let’s talk about our penal philosophy in the United States
penal philosophy in the United States
penal philosophy in the United States our system of punishment can be traced
our system of punishment can be traced
our system of punishment can be traced back to the penal philosophy of the mid
back to the penal philosophy of the mid
back to the penal philosophy of the mid 1700s BC in the Code of Hammurabi during
1700s BC in the Code of Hammurabi during
1700s BC in the Code of Hammurabi during his reign he enforced his now infamous
his reign he enforced his now infamous
his reign he enforced his now infamous 282 code laws a couple of which you
282 code laws a couple of which you
282 code laws a couple of which you might be familiar with if a man put out
might be familiar with if a man put out
might be familiar with if a man put out the eye of another man his eye shall be
the eye of another man his eye shall be
the eye of another man his eye shall be put out how about if a man knock out the
put out how about if a man knock out the
put out how about if a man knock out the teeth of his equal his teeth shall be
teeth of his equal his teeth shall be
teeth of his equal his teeth shall be knocked out sounds a lot like an eye for
knocked out sounds a lot like an eye for
knocked out sounds a lot like an eye for an eye tooth for a tooth that showed up
an eye tooth for a tooth that showed up
an eye tooth for a tooth that showed up later in the Old Testament at its core
later in the Old Testament at its core
later in the Old Testament at its core this is a very retributive ideal that
this is a very retributive ideal that
this is a very retributive ideal that shaped the way Corrections would later
shaped the way Corrections would later
shaped the way Corrections would later be established in the United States
be established in the United States
be established in the United States let’s fast-forward to pre American
let’s fast-forward to pre American
let’s fast-forward to pre American Revolution times were there we see
Revolution times were there we see
Revolution times were there we see retribution x’ legacy ingrained in the
retribution x’ legacy ingrained in the
retribution x’ legacy ingrained in the fabric of the United States through
fabric of the United States through
fabric of the United States through things like public whippings
things like public whippings
things like public whippings humiliations
humiliations
humiliations mutilations and in some instances even
mutilations and in some instances even
mutilations and in some instances even castrations back then crime was viewed
castrations back then crime was viewed
castrations back then crime was viewed as a sin against God and responses to
as a sin against God and responses to
as a sin against God and responses to those violations were often swift and
those violations were often swift and
those violations were often swift and brutal when we get to the early 19th
brutal when we get to the early 19th
brutal when we get to the early 19th century the system shifted to reduce
century the system shifted to reduce
century the system shifted to reduce physical violence while maintaining a
physical violence while maintaining a
physical violence while maintaining a strict punishment structure the first
strict punishment structure the first
strict punishment structure the first Penitentiary’s in the u.s. were based
Penitentiary’s in the u.s. were based
Penitentiary’s in the u.s. were based upon the religious idea that solitary
upon the religious idea that solitary
upon the religious idea that solitary confinement forced silence and hard
confinement forced silence and hard
confinement forced silence and hard labor as well as penitence will reform
labor as well as penitence will reform
labor as well as penitence will reform offenders and make them change their
offenders and make them change their
offenders and make them change their behavior
behavior
behavior it wasn’t even until the 1870s that
it wasn’t even until the 1870s that
it wasn’t even until the 1870s that rehabilitation entered our prisons at
rehabilitation entered our prisons at
rehabilitation entered our prisons at that time the correctional system looked
that time the correctional system looked
that time the correctional system looked to the medical community and how they
to the medical community and how they
to the medical community and how they were using individualized treatment as a
were using individualized treatment as a
were using individualized treatment as a means to cure patients if we treat
means to cure patients if we treat
means to cure patients if we treat patients on a one-to-one basis to cure
patients on a one-to-one basis to cure
patients on a one-to-one basis to cure illness why couldn’t we do something
illness why couldn’t we do something
illness why couldn’t we do something with criminals and cure their
with criminals and cure their
with criminals and cure their criminality
criminality
criminality so prisons began using rehabilitative
so prisons began using rehabilitative
so prisons began using rehabilitative techniques like psychotherapy and
techniques like psychotherapy and
techniques like psychotherapy and counseling treating criminal behavior
counseling treating criminal behavior
counseling treating criminal behavior like a sickness which led to the
like a sickness which led to the
like a sickness which led to the establishment of the nation’s first
establishment of the nation’s first
establishment of the nation’s first reformatory in Elmira New York and that
reformatory in Elmira New York and that
reformatory in Elmira New York and that is why some of you might be saying to
is why some of you might be saying to
is why some of you might be saying to yourselves
yourselves
yourselves exactly we do provide rehabilitation in
exactly we do provide rehabilitation in
exactly we do provide rehabilitation in the system now why do we need two
the system now why do we need two
the system now why do we need two separate tracks two that I call
separate tracks two that I call
separate tracks two that I call shenanigans
because remember our correctional
because remember our correctional systems were born of punishment forged
systems were born of punishment forged
systems were born of punishment forged through punishment and remained
through punishment and remained
through punishment and remained fundamentally rooted in ideals that are
fundamentally rooted in ideals that are
fundamentally rooted in ideals that are directly connected to punishment and as
directly connected to punishment and as
directly connected to punishment and as such rehabilitation has never truly been
such rehabilitation has never truly been
such rehabilitation has never truly been attempted separate and apart from
attempted separate and apart from
attempted separate and apart from punishment how is it we expect any
punishment how is it we expect any
punishment how is it we expect any rehabilitative effort to be successful
rehabilitative effort to be successful
rehabilitative effort to be successful when punishment was and still is the
when punishment was and still is the
when punishment was and still is the core of the system look it would be like
core of the system look it would be like
core of the system look it would be like taking a taco and jamming it in between
taking a taco and jamming it in between
taking a taco and jamming it in between a couple of pieces of bread and then
a couple of pieces of bread and then
a couple of pieces of bread and then calling it a sandwich but technically it
calling it a sandwich but technically it
calling it a sandwich but technically it has the elements of the sandwich but at
has the elements of the sandwich but at
has the elements of the sandwich but at its core it’s still a delicious taco
its core it’s still a delicious taco
its core it’s still a delicious taco I came face-to-face with this tension a
I came face-to-face with this tension a
I came face-to-face with this tension a few years ago while touring a treatment
few years ago while touring a treatment
few years ago while touring a treatment program in a local prison the program
program in a local prison the program
program in a local prison the program had uniformed correctional staff members
had uniformed correctional staff members
had uniformed correctional staff members to maintain security and control but
to maintain security and control but
to maintain security and control but also clinical specialists to guide and
also clinical specialists to guide and
also clinical specialists to guide and facilitate rehabilitation and behavior
facilitate rehabilitation and behavior
facilitate rehabilitation and behavior change as I was walking around I came
change as I was walking around I came
change as I was walking around I came across a couple of inmates engaged in a
across a couple of inmates engaged in a
across a couple of inmates engaged in a non violent disagreement one of the
non violent disagreement one of the
non violent disagreement one of the goals of this program was to teach
goals of this program was to teach
goals of this program was to teach inmates how to better manage this type
inmates how to better manage this type
inmates how to better manage this type of conflict so they could have those
of conflict so they could have those
of conflict so they could have those skills before they exited the facility I
skills before they exited the facility I
skills before they exited the facility I watched as a clinician approached them
watched as a clinician approached them
watched as a clinician approached them and walked them through this alternative
and walked them through this alternative
and walked them through this alternative way to have this disagreement they tried
way to have this disagreement they tried
way to have this disagreement they tried it the disagreement was fixed and
it the disagreement was fixed and
it the disagreement was fixed and everyone went on about their day I had
everyone went on about their day I had
everyone went on about their day I had just seen behavior change practice
just seen behavior change practice
just seen behavior change practice inaction
inaction
inaction but then I noticed there was a uniform
but then I noticed there was a uniform
but then I noticed there was a uniform correctional staff member higher-ranking
correctional staff member higher-ranking
correctional staff member higher-ranking watching being the organizational
watching being the organizational
watching being the organizational scientists I had to ask her what she
scientists I had to ask her what she
scientists I had to ask her what she thought she said these inmates are given
thought she said these inmates are given
thought she said these inmates are given too much leeway they are not held
too much leeway they are not held
too much leeway they are not held accountable enough she told me they are
accountable enough she told me they are
accountable enough she told me they are inmates not patience translation they’re
inmates not patience translation they’re
inmates not patience translation they’re not getting enough punishment
not getting enough punishment
not getting enough punishment I wondered how would this disagreement
I wondered how would this disagreement
I wondered how would this disagreement between these two inmates have been
between these two inmates have been
between these two inmates have been handled by this staff member had that
handled by this staff member had that
handled by this staff member had that clinician not gotten there first and
clinician not gotten there first and
clinician not gotten there first and that again is why we need a divorced
that again is why we need a divorced
that again is why we need a divorced two-track correctional system one track
two-track correctional system one track
two-track correctional system one track for punishment and one for
for punishment and one for
for punishment and one for rehabilitation I’ve mentioned punishment
rehabilitation I’ve mentioned punishment
rehabilitation I’ve mentioned punishment so let’s talk about track two
so let’s talk about track two
so let’s talk about track two rehabilitation 53% of offenders are
rehabilitation 53% of offenders are
rehabilitation 53% of offenders are considered non-violent incarcerated for
considered non-violent incarcerated for
considered non-violent incarcerated for things like theft drug possession and
things like theft drug possession and
things like theft drug possession and property crimes this group would follow
property crimes this group would follow
property crimes this group would follow the rehabilitation track it is important
the rehabilitation track it is important
the rehabilitation track it is important to understand that sentencing would mark
to understand that sentencing would mark
to understand that sentencing would mark the end of punishment and that decisions
the end of punishment and that decisions
the end of punishment and that decisions made after the point of sentencing would
made after the point of sentencing would
made after the point of sentencing would be directly and narrowly focused on
be directly and narrowly focused on
be directly and narrowly focused on these individuals reenter in our
these individuals reenter in our
these individuals reenter in our communities prepared for success in our
communities prepared for success in our
communities prepared for success in our current correctional system decisions
current correctional system decisions
current correctional system decisions about entry into community
about entry into community
about entry into community grams or four released from prison to
grams or four released from prison to
grams or four released from prison to parole are often shaded by how much time
parole are often shaded by how much time
parole are often shaded by how much time has been served time served is
has been served time served is
has been served time served is punishment at its roots in this new
punishment at its roots in this new
punishment at its roots in this new structure criteria would be based not on
structure criteria would be based not on
structure criteria would be based not on how much punishment has been doled out
how much punishment has been doled out
how much punishment has been doled out but whether the appropriate treatment
but whether the appropriate treatment
but whether the appropriate treatment has been delivered and drivers of
has been delivered and drivers of
has been delivered and drivers of criminal behavior like addiction reduced
criminal behavior like addiction reduced
criminal behavior like addiction reduced this rehabilitation track would consist
this rehabilitation track would consist
this rehabilitation track would consist of treatment based facilities where deep
of treatment based facilities where deep
of treatment based facilities where deep therapeutic approaches can be used
therapeutic approaches can be used
therapeutic approaches can be used without the contamination of retribution
without the contamination of retribution
without the contamination of retribution and staffed by people specifically
and staffed by people specifically
and staffed by people specifically focused on treatment Social Work and
focused on treatment Social Work and
focused on treatment Social Work and behavioral health specialists whose
behavioral health specialists whose
behavioral health specialists whose attitudes skills and beliefs are aligned
attitudes skills and beliefs are aligned
attitudes skills and beliefs are aligned with things like behavior change and who
with things like behavior change and who
with things like behavior change and who are committed to modeling the
are committed to modeling the
are committed to modeling the appropriate conduct to help offenders
appropriate conduct to help offenders
appropriate conduct to help offenders reenter our communities although this is
reenter our communities although this is
reenter our communities although this is a radical paradigm shift in the u.s.
a radical paradigm shift in the u.s.
a radical paradigm shift in the u.s. this type of rehabilitation is happening
this type of rehabilitation is happening
this type of rehabilitation is happening we just have to look to Norway and their
we just have to look to Norway and their
we just have to look to Norway and their philosophical approach as an example now
philosophical approach as an example now
philosophical approach as an example now I understand the valid criticisms of
I understand the valid criticisms of
I understand the valid criticisms of comparing the u.s. to Norway we differ
comparing the u.s. to Norway we differ
comparing the u.s. to Norway we differ in size demographics and history so
in size demographics and history so
in size demographics and history so let’s focus on their prison philosophy
let’s focus on their prison philosophy
let’s focus on their prison philosophy Norway’s correctional philosophy is
Norway’s correctional philosophy is
Norway’s correctional philosophy is specifically focused on rehabilitation
specifically focused on rehabilitation
specifically focused on rehabilitation with the end goal that all inmates will
with the end goal that all inmates will
with the end goal that all inmates will reenter society having reduced their
reenter society having reduced their
reenter society having reduced their risk to RIA fend and it has allowed them
risk to RIA fend and it has allowed them
risk to RIA fend and it has allowed them to achieve in astonishingly low twenty
to achieve in astonishingly low twenty
to achieve in astonishingly low twenty percent recidivism rate compared to our
percent recidivism rate compared to our
percent recidivism rate compared to our 67 former prison governor in Norway our
67 former prison governor in Norway our
67 former prison governor in Norway our Nilsen similar to a warden here in the
Nilsen similar to a warden here in the
Nilsen similar to a warden here in the u.s. said if we have created a holiday
u.s. said if we have created a holiday
u.s. said if we have created a holiday camp here for criminals so what we
camp here for criminals so what we
camp here for criminals so what we should reduce the risk of reoffending
should reduce the risk of reoffending
should reduce the risk of reoffending because if we don’t what is the purpose
because if we don’t what is the purpose
because if we don’t what is the purpose of punishment except for leaning toward
of punishment except for leaning toward
of punishment except for leaning toward the primitive side of humanity
the primitive side of humanity
the primitive side of humanity he’s right now this type of change
he’s right now this type of change
he’s right now this type of change certainly won’t happen overnight
certainly won’t happen overnight
certainly won’t happen overnight and we are not going to be the next
and we are not going to be the next
and we are not going to be the next Norway tomorrow but a divorce to track
Norway tomorrow but a divorce to track
Norway tomorrow but a divorce to track correctional system punishment and
correctional system punishment and
correctional system punishment and rehabilitation is a step in the right
rehabilitation is a step in the right
rehabilitation is a step in the right direction ultimately such a radical
direction ultimately such a radical
direction ultimately such a radical change in our correctional system will
change in our correctional system will
change in our correctional system will be difficult but not impossible it
be difficult but not impossible it
be difficult but not impossible it begins by questioning our beliefs about
begins by questioning our beliefs about
begins by questioning our beliefs about what Corrections is supposed to be by
what Corrections is supposed to be by
what Corrections is supposed to be by initiating conversations in our
initiating conversations in our
initiating conversations in our communities with like-minded people but
communities with like-minded people but
communities with like-minded people but also with skeptics as well as civic and
also with skeptics as well as civic and
also with skeptics as well as civic and community leaders and those responsible
community leaders and those responsible
community leaders and those responsible for shaping and designing our
for shaping and designing our
for shaping and designing our correctional systems structural change
correctional systems structural change
correctional systems structural change requires collective action so I call on
requires collective action so I call on
requires collective action so I call on you to join me in envisioning a
you to join me in envisioning a
you to join me in envisioning a radically different correctional system
radically different correctional system
radically different correctional system where each tracks purpose is specific
where each tracks purpose is specific
where each tracks purpose is specific and independent of the other where
and independent of the other where
and independent of the other where practitioners can flourish because they
practitioners can flourish because they
practitioners can flourish because they are aligned with the track that they
are aligned with the track that they
are aligned with the track that they choose to work in and where you as
choose to work in and where you as
choose to work in and where you as members of the community have your
members of the community have your
members of the community have your expectations met when it comes to
expectations met when it comes to
expectations met when it comes to punishment and rehabilitation and we’re
punishment and rehabilitation and we’re
punishment and rehabilitation and we’re finally in this divorced
finally in this divorced
finally in this divorced to track correctional system we will
to track correctional system we will
to track correctional system we will have drastically slowed the ever
have drastically slowed the ever
have drastically slowed the ever revolving door and made our communities
revolving door and made our communities
revolving door and made our communities safer for all of us thank you
safer for all of us thank you
safer for all of us thank you [Applause]
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