tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post2932150477080130513..comments2024-03-25T20:06:39.794-05:00Comments on Grits for Breakfast: Susie Bannon with the Second Chance Democrats on Austin's Fair Chance Hiring OrdinanceGritsforbreakfasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-27105248914183603532016-04-13T14:27:01.383-05:002016-04-13T14:27:01.383-05:00WWJD,
I don't use Christian philosophy when a...WWJD,<br /><br />I don't use Christian philosophy when addressing criminal justice policy in Texas because obviously the legislature is not sympathetic to these principles.<br /><br />As I mentioned above, criminal justice policy should be based on efficient use of tax dollars and greatly reducing recidivism (jobs). But, if you are honest, the current policy is about maintaining the massive corrections/policing/judicial complex built in Texas regardless of the risk and cost to society. <br /><br />For those of you who have never been in contact with the criminal justice system consider yourself very, very lucky. Peter.Maranahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02924114119666143790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-69238327257509887612016-04-10T12:57:43.033-05:002016-04-10T12:57:43.033-05:00@8:23, your comment reminds me of Matt. 18:21-22: ...@8:23, your comment reminds me of Matt. 18:21-22: <br /><br />"Then Peter came and said to Him, 'Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me and I forgive him? Up to seven times?' Jesus said to him, 'I do not say to you, up to seven times, but up to seventy times seven.'<br /><br />WWJD?Gritsforbreakfasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-90154345863745222122016-04-10T10:00:55.518-05:002016-04-10T10:00:55.518-05:00When Texas does provide much in the line of vocati...When Texas does provide much in the line of vocational training for those incarcerated and then "dumps" them out on the street with second hand clothes, $100 and bus ticket it is not much of a surprise that the recidivism rate is 60%.<br /><br />But to stop wasting tax dollars (150,000 offenders x $25K - $3.75 billion), make the community safer and create new tax income instead of a cost, you much have an approach that improves their employability.<br /><br />The simple math is that re-incarcerating one person for 5 years costs $125,000. If you only took 10% of that forecasted expense and trained the offender with real skills that crazy recidivism rate would decline. An actuary could easily given you a cost-benefit analysis of the ROI of training costs.<br /><br />And this is not blue sky. The legislature in 2013 and 2015 passed legislation outlawing junk science such as bite marks. You would think that they could focus on expanding vocational training which would result in huge tax dollar savings and make the community much, much safer. Peter.Maranahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02924114119666143790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-31061113523153587392016-04-09T20:23:19.872-05:002016-04-09T20:23:19.872-05:00Second chance? When I worked with criminals (for o...Second chance? When I worked with criminals (for over fifteen years) I read their "rap sheets." Most had over twenty chances and they went back to serious crime time and time again. Second chance?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com