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In his first State of the Union address, President Donald Trump focused on themes of economic success, job creation, and praise for military and law enforcement professionals who strive to keep our communities safe and prosperous. He also alluded to criminal justice reforms that can contribute to those same goals of increasing safety and prosperity. Conservative states like Texas, Kentucky, Kansas, and Georgia have already proven that prison reform can help reduce recidivism rates and corrections spending.

Democrats facing tough elections for seats in the House have seemingly abandoned their support for criminal justice provision they once championed.

CAPITOL HILL, Monrovia – Montserado County District #6 Representative, Samuel R. Enders has introduced a bill before the House of Representative, authorizing the police and other state security actors as well as community watch team members to search

There's things that definitely are doable that we all could agree need fixed. >> i've worked across the aisles. we've worked together. doesn't matter. at the end of the day, those in our system are valued human beings by the gift of god. they've made mistakes, paying for them. it's a money and morale issue. are we doing what we can do redeem folks in there and giving them a chance to have a better life if they get out? we have a build call the redemption act. it's bipartisan. we've been working on this. it's for basically taking those once they get into the federal system, starting them early ...

Recidivism rate, the rate of return to crime in prison found that 68% of people released from prison were rearrested within three years. 77% were rearrested within five years. joining me now, a man who has been waiting patiently. republican congressman doug collins, a member of the house rules and judiciary committees. congressman, you aren't trying to solve the whole problem but trying to solve this problem of recidivism. too many go to jail and too many come out with what looks like a boomerang back to jail. >> that's right, ali. you've hit on the problem. one of the things, another statisti...