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American program. i was born and raised in cleveland. jim brown was my first hero growing up, not just a sports hero. so i had desire to convene a summit during the campaign to have mr. brown come in and we have a sit down with donald trump, president-elect trump while he was campaigning but i wasn't able to for scheduling make that happen but he and i had a great discussion this past weekend. i'm very familiar with the ameri-i-can program. it addresses the number of kills our community faces. unemployment, underemployment, prison reformation. >> and you're the perfect voice. >> and he's a sta...

Were when they came in. >> the program is called ameri-i-can. it is a 60-hour program that takes 42 days to complete. ameri-i-can accepts any inmate regardless of their arrest charge and past criminal history. >> it's important because it teaches an individual to take control of their own lives. it gives them life skills, fundamentals, that allows them to understand how to succeed. a lot of people don't receive those from their parents. what you need is conscientious effort placed on education. education of all kinds. an investment in that, a real investment, you're going to always need strong...

>> getting a job outside of jail is only half the battle against recidivism. which is why new programs for inmates are encouraged at l.a. county. elected sheriff lee baca and l.a. hall of famer jim brown have started an intensive self-improvement training course for inmates inside the l.a. county jail. the course was originally designed to reduce the racially motivated violence that was occurring daily within the walls of the jail. >> we needed to take that environment and make it a productive one where people can reflect on the problems and get involved in our programs and leave this jail bet...