https://padlet.com/krkizer19/95x3lnecd253 en-us 2017-04-11 16:34:02 UTC 2025-10-04 18:55:40 UTC hello@padlet.com krkizer19 https://padlet.com/krkizer19/95x3lnecd253/wish/165927861 http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/21/us/prison-reform-overview/]]> 2017-04-11 16:38:36 UTC https://padlet.com/krkizer19/95x3lnecd253/wish/165927861 krkizer19 https://padlet.com/krkizer19/95x3lnecd253/wish/165928035 The push for change is all about fairness and treating job opportunities for post prisoners. ]]> 2017-04-11 16:39:22 UTC https://padlet.com/krkizer19/95x3lnecd253/wish/165928035 krkizer19 https://padlet.com/krkizer19/95x3lnecd253/wish/165928292 The desire for change also is because of government overreach and people concerned with what is going on inside our prisons. ]]> 2017-04-11 16:40:33 UTC https://padlet.com/krkizer19/95x3lnecd253/wish/165928292 krkizer19 https://padlet.com/krkizer19/95x3lnecd253/wish/165928793 The senate is considering passing a prison reform bill that will remove the three strikes rule, reduce solitary confinement in juvenile facilities, and empower judges to use more discretion by abandoning mandatory sentencing guidelines. ]]> 2017-04-11 16:42:53 UTC https://padlet.com/krkizer19/95x3lnecd253/wish/165928793 krkizer19 https://padlet.com/krkizer19/95x3lnecd253/wish/165929307 The three strikes rule is unfair because for someone to not end up back in prison, they need the chance to a job, and unfortunately many prisoners aren't given that opportunity. ]]> 2017-04-11 16:44:41 UTC https://padlet.com/krkizer19/95x3lnecd253/wish/165929307 krkizer19 https://padlet.com/krkizer19/95x3lnecd253/wish/165930553 One of the things the (former) president wanted to change was the staggering incarceration rate.]]> 2017-04-11 16:49:38 UTC https://padlet.com/krkizer19/95x3lnecd253/wish/165930553 krkizer19 https://padlet.com/krkizer19/95x3lnecd253/wish/165931331 ""hiring practices often trap people with records in a life sentence of unemployment. If we are ever to meaningfully reduce recidivism ... we must start by ensuring a fairer playing field for those looking to work.""]]> 2017-04-11 16:52:25 UTC https://padlet.com/krkizer19/95x3lnecd253/wish/165931331 krkizer19 https://padlet.com/krkizer19/95x3lnecd253/wish/165931563 "Our major leaders acknowledge that our justice system is broken, the only question is how to fix it."]]> 2017-04-11 16:53:13 UTC https://padlet.com/krkizer19/95x3lnecd253/wish/165931563 krkizer19 https://padlet.com/krkizer19/95x3lnecd253/wish/165931975 ""America has the highest incarceration rate in the world, with 5% of the world's population and 25% of its prisoners. Nearly 2½ million Americans are in prison. Over 65 million people, or 20% of the country, have criminal records. Most disturbingly, nearly 40% of our country's prisoners are African-Americans, who only make up 13% of the general population.""]]> 2017-04-11 16:54:46 UTC https://padlet.com/krkizer19/95x3lnecd253/wish/165931975 krkizer19 https://padlet.com/krkizer19/95x3lnecd253/wish/165932599 "Prison reform cannot end when inmates are released: there must be a change in the way America's institutions support the reintegration of ex-convicts into society, a sponsor of the Fair Chance Act which would bar the federal government from asking about a job applicant's criminal history until an offer is made."]]> 2017-04-11 16:56:33 UTC https://padlet.com/krkizer19/95x3lnecd253/wish/165932599 krkizer19 https://padlet.com/krkizer19/95x3lnecd253/wish/165932952 "A person's chances at a callback interview for an entry-level job dropped by 50% when that applicant had a criminal history, according to a University of Wisconsin study cited in Booker's commentary."]]> 2017-04-11 16:57:36 UTC https://padlet.com/krkizer19/95x3lnecd253/wish/165932952