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Prayer service. it is not something he takes lightly. it is important to him both in terms of where this country moves forward and the issues that face the minorities not only in education but jobs and small business lending. those are areas he's concerned with and the need to address. >> how does he -- i know you are all us anxious and i appreciate it. >> i understand this. we are on day twochlt look at the job programs that are put ping good paying jobs back with benefits. they benefit every american regardless of the color of their skin. and apprenticeship and grow the economy and they bene...

Law. one common reason is that prison is structured for more long time stays. >> i would much rather be in prison. i've actually gone through the court process to try to get my sentence switched. simple fact that there's conjugal visits. there's contact visits. >> and since carey mcconnell who is now serving ten years of possession of a controlled substance for sale, not being able to touch loved ones has an impact. >> it's my fault. i had 12 years clean and sober. i relapsed. it's just a very, very difficult thing for me. >> mcconnell benefits, however, from the job programs. that are part of...

>> i would much rather be in prison. i've actually gone through the core process to try to get my sentence switched. simple fact that there's conjugal visits. >> not being able to touch loved ones has an impact. >> it's my fault. i had 12 years clean and sober. i relapsed. it's just a very, very difficult thing for me. >> mcconnell benefits, however, from the job programs. he works in the print shop which contains state of the art equipment along with professional instruction. >> so, before you mask it, what you want to do is just pull that off. >> but there's another downside. as a non-violen...

Of late, having on u.s. policies and u.s. efforts abroad? >> i have no idea what the answer to that question is. and i think we may exaggerate how much the rest and how detailed the rest of the world pays attention to the united states. also, the issues here in the united states are very different. in europe, for example, there is a genuine internal security problem presented by its larger and much poorer and much less assimilated muslim minority. they have a genuine problem. and that shouldn't be disputed here. it shouldn't be -- and the american situation is so very different. but the thing ...

Perhaps most significant is the police and residents are building trust. building trust. nobody is suggesting that the job is done. this is still a work in progress. the police chief would be the first one to say it. so would the mayor. camden and its people still face some very big challenges but the city is on to something. you have made real progress in just two years. that's why i'm here today. i want to focus on the fact that other cities in america can make similar progress. everything over the past six years, whether it's rescues the economy or retooling our job programs has been in pur...