Comments on: The Second Chance Act http://www.jackandjillpolitics.com/2007/07/the-second-chance-act/ A black bourgeoisie perspective on U.S. politics Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:09:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: property casualty 360http://www.jackandjillpolitics.com/2007/07/the-second-chance-act/comment-page-1/#comment-582695 property casualty 360 Sun, 19 Jun 2011 16:53:37 +0000 http://s45368.gridserver.com/?p=389#comment-582695 <strong>Great Site…...</strong>[...]check this out as this contains important information about[...]... Great Site……

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]]> By: Charles Benninghoffhttp://www.jackandjillpolitics.com/2007/07/the-second-chance-act/comment-page-1/#comment-879 Charles Benninghoff Wed, 04 Jul 2007 21:02:00 +0000 http://s45368.gridserver.com/?p=389#comment-879 There are actually two Second Chance Acts! The one written about is by <br/>Congressman Davis and is HR 1593. The other is the "Second Chance Act for <br/>Ex-Offenders of 2007" by Congressman Charles Rangel and is HR 623. I write <br/>extensively about the second on our site <a HREF="http://rehabilitated.org" REL="nofollow">The <br/>Rehabilitated Project</a> (www.rehabilitated.org). A very important recent book <br/>by Professor Bruce Western entitled Punishment and Inequality in America <br/>(Russell Foundation 2006)at chapter 6, entitled "Incarceration, Marriage and <br/>Family Life" cites as the over-riding reason for the break-up of so many black <br/>families the decreased possibility of black ex-offenders to find employment. In <br/>fact, Western cites statistics showing that while more than 60% of white females <br/>aged 28-32 are married, less than 30% of their black counterparts are.  <br/>Both Davis' and Rangel's bills seek to overcome this problem for our entire <br/>nation, because all ex-offenders to some degree are greatly effected by the <br/>inability to obtain employment. Case studies, however, show that ex-offender <br/>employees are less likely to re-offend than their "clean" co-workers. For <br/>example, Mens' Wearhouse has a policy of hiring qualified ex-offenders and their <br/>company reports losses far less than industry averages. Rangel's bill would <br/>allow a federal ex-offender to apply for an expungement of his conviction after <br/>meeting certain, very strict, requirements. Many states have similar solutions <br/>for their own ex-offenders.  It is in America's own best interest to help <br/>ex-offenders find employment and thereby stop the recidivism rate which now <br/>exceed 70% of all released offenders being re-incarcerated within 3 years of <br/>release due, largely, to their inability to become productive members of our <br/>society.<br/>Charles Benninghoff<br/><a HREF="webmaster@rehabilitated.org?subject=Web Inquiry" REL="nofollow"><br/>Webmaster@Rehabilitated.Org</a> There are actually two Second Chance Acts! The one written about is by
Congressman Davis and is HR 1593. The other is the "Second Chance Act for
Ex-Offenders of 2007" by Congressman Charles Rangel and is HR 623. I write
extensively about the second on our site The
Rehabilitated Project (www.rehabilitated.org). A very important recent book
by Professor Bruce Western entitled Punishment and Inequality in America
(Russell Foundation 2006)at chapter 6, entitled "Incarceration, Marriage and
Family Life" cites as the over-riding reason for the break-up of so many black
families the decreased possibility of black ex-offenders to find employment. In
fact, Western cites statistics showing that while more than 60% of white females
aged 28-32 are married, less than 30% of their black counterparts are. 
Both Davis’ and Rangel’s bills seek to overcome this problem for our entire
nation, because all ex-offenders to some degree are greatly effected by the
inability to obtain employment. Case studies, however, show that ex-offender
employees are less likely to re-offend than their "clean" co-workers. For
example, Mens’ Wearhouse has a policy of hiring qualified ex-offenders and their
company reports losses far less than industry averages. Rangel’s bill would
allow a federal ex-offender to apply for an expungement of his conviction after
meeting certain, very strict, requirements. Many states have similar solutions
for their own ex-offenders.  It is in America’s own best interest to help
ex-offenders find employment and thereby stop the recidivism rate which now
exceed 70% of all released offenders being re-incarcerated within 3 years of
release due, largely, to their inability to become productive members of our
society.
Charles Benninghoff

Webmaster@Rehabilitated.Org

]]> By: Anonymoushttp://www.jackandjillpolitics.com/2007/07/the-second-chance-act/comment-page-1/#comment-873 Anonymous Tue, 03 Jul 2007 06:33:00 +0000 http://s45368.gridserver.com/?p=389#comment-873 Some people advocate legalizing drugs. One thing that struck me as I looked at the numbers in those tables and linked them to the disparities in incarceration rates is that it's not that much of an overstatement to say that for whites, illiict drugs have effectively been legalized. Some people advocate legalizing drugs. One thing that struck me as I looked at the numbers in those tables and linked them to the disparities in incarceration rates is that it’s not that much of an overstatement to say that for whites, illiict drugs have effectively been legalized.

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