That never tried to become an empire you my dear friends are presenting your nation. You became great not by taking. You became great by giving. God bless you. [ applause ] America America is a force for good, a force for focus, a force for peace. The world is fortunate that america continues. 60 years ago. America looked to the moon to discover a distant land. Today the United States is dealing a major scientific echo to reveal the secrets of the mind. We are partnered in that effort. May i say in my judgment, there may be more to discover in the brain than in the moon. [ applause ] ladies and ladies and gentlemen, we should continue to Work Together to advance peace. Wars can be waged along, peace calls for a collective effort. I went through seven wars and obtained two peace agreements with egypt, the largest arab country, with jordan, our longest shared border. I hope that we will be able to renew peace talks with the palestinians soon. [ applause ] israel does not intend to go to
On behalf of all the people of israel, i want to thank you. My friend and israels friend, president barack obama for setting aside commitment to security. [ applause ] i want to thank each and every one of you of the American Congress for your unwavering, bipartisan and generous support to my people. [ applause ] thank you for helping us weather so many storms. And for giving us confidence to face the future. Friends, ladies and gentlemen. The challenge with which we face together we must fight terrorism. Advance peace. Prevent the arm from acquire in peace. And like president obama we believe that iran should be judged by actions, not by wors. S in the middle east built in the previous empire are now falling apart. At the same time, the rules governing the world are being security and prosperity are no longer, national issues. National economy is dependent on global economy. National security is increasingly independent of fighting global terrorism. In the middle east, it is easy to s
For some reason we seem to think that for admin seg, someone will sell 23 hours a day. Who defines that . Its probably some court case that mandates that and why isnt it 20 hours a day or 18 hours a day. They work their way down to 10. Thats one thing we will be doing. Its been automatic that someone on death row will stay in administrative segregation until they are put to death. Some are found innocent and released and we will change our policy on that and giving them the opportunity to get outside of yourself. Where we will end up is a small handful of all that we are talking about. For those in administrative segregation, that doesnt mean we give up on them, but i sat there for over 20 hours. This was no way to treat an american. No way they should be treating someone like this and internationally its not a way to be treating someone. This is receiving the right amount of tension at the right time and its time to move this forward. Thank you. Thanks. I might say to those gathered h
I might ask anybody in this audience to stand up if they feel like they would like to live next to someone thats been released directly from segregation into the street and im pretty sure people are going to stay in their chairs. What we were able to do, in 2012 we released 140 directly into the street. In 2014 we released two so far. And the other area i was challenged by the governor was take a look at everyone else in administrative segregation and see if you can determine the numbers of those that should be released. Weve done that. That was started by the executive director and continued by me. In january of 2011, we had 1,451 in admin seg, as its called. In january of 2014, we had 597. In a sense i dont feel im replacing mr. Clements. I feel im fulfilling his vision. Thats what were doing in colorado. I believe that nobody should be released directly to the community. And some of the things that were doing are some that all can be doing. I dont disagree with anything mr. Samuels
Knowledgeable to do. Too often our jails have become our countrys mental institutions, and i believe that supporting bills such as the Community Mental Health Collaborative Mental Health act that senator franken spoke of earlier will help provide resources to our states, Law Enforcement community, as well as to our state corrections officials when theyre encountering and dealing with people that are suffering from Mental Health issues and Mental Illness. I would like to share some promising alternatives and strategies from justice fellowships perspective of those that have reduced the use of segregation. That is first to use Mission Housing to target the need of prisoner was Mental Illness, developmental delays, and those at risk of sexual victimization. Second, to use alternative responses to the disruptions outside of segregation. Third is to increase the training for the prison staff on methods that promote positive social behavior within the bureau of prisons. Jurisdictions employi