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[applause] investing in our communities makes sense. It saves taxpayer money if we are consistent about it. And if we recognize that every child deserves opportunity, not just some, not just our own. [applause] what does not make sense is treating entire neighborhoods is little more than danger zones where we just surround them. We asked police to go in there and do the tough job of trying to contain the hopelessness when we are not willing to make the investment to help lift those communities o...

Eso won books from a wonderful bookstore, and im thrilled they are featuring the book here. And im going to make some very brief remarks because i think the real people that should share their stories are the fathers that are the focus of this book. And i became part of this Extraordinary Group five years ago but it actually predated my presence here this was an Informal Group that was organized in the Watts Community by a group of men including Andre Christian to be speaking of the later on, jo...

Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. Supporting social entrepreneurs and their solutions to the worlds most pressing problems skollfoundation. Org. The ford foundation. Working with visionaries on the frontlines of social change worldwide. And with the ongoing support of these institutions this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from ...

Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. Supporting social entrepreneurs and their solutions to the worlds most pressing problems skollfoundation. Org. The ford foundation. Working with visionaries on the frontlines of social change worldwide. And with the ongoing support of these institutions this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from ...

Fighters loyal to yemens exiled president have retain the largest base in a southern province. It had been used by the u. S. To launch drone strikes. Reporter a major offense and a major victory. Forces capture the biggest military base in yemen. They advanced using tanks and armored vehicles. Backed by loyalists, the troops faced stiff resistance. The operation resulted in multiple casualties on both sides. Translator the takeover of the base by the resistance will cut the supply lines to the p...

Progovernment troops recaptured the Largest Military base in the Southern Province has been used by the u. S. To launch drone strikes against alqaeda targets in yemen and gerald tan reports. Reporter a major offensive and victory and progovernment forces recapture the biggest military base in yemen and advance with tanks and military vehicles providing air cover. Backed by loyalists hadi faced resistance from Houthi Rebels with the former president saleh and resulted in multiple casualties on bo...

The center returns to the field. 2015 is turning out to be the deadliest year on record for migrants crossing the mediterranean. The number of people who have died trying to reach a better life in europe has passed 2,000. Still they come. Another 306 people have just arrived in italy, rescued by the italian coast guard. According to the International Organization for migration, the crossing into europe is by far the most dangerous route for migrants in the world, approximately 188,000 migrants h...

Thank you, senator. From my perspective, having joined as a correctional officer in 1988 and around that time the bureaus population was a little more than 60,000. I think historically when you book at the bureau of prisons and go back from 1940 to 1980, the bureaus population pretty much remained flat for many, many years in excess of 20,000. So in 1980, which is the primary target for this discussion, we, as an agency, we had approximately 24,000 inmates in the federal system. We had less than...

Couple years ago when we were looking at the number of individuals who would meet the criteria for the release based on a terminal illness, we discovered that there were 200 inmates in the bureau of prisons. Once they were identified coming up to go further in making sure that for those individuals being considered, that they have the resources if they are given the opportunity and released under that program. 200 inmates agencywide with a population at times that was at 220,000 is a very small ...

Mr. Dillard thank you for your observation. Trauma informed care is truly something that is needed if we are going to be preventive. I can use myself as an example of someone who had traumas at the age of 1213 years old. When i was diagnosed, i had been severely depressed most of my life. One reason i self medicated was Illegal Drugs had i been diagnosed, maybe i could have been given legal drugs and avoided the criminal Justice System. The fact is, we never look at the cause, we just look at th...