Tuesday October 27, 2009 | Prison Recidivism
October 26, 2009 at 10:49 am | Posted in Coming Up | 2 Comments
North Carolina has the nation’s second fastest growing prison population. Prison construction puts a stress on state budgets and incarcerating prisoners is an expensive endeavor. Enter Scott Silverman, who for almost two decades has successfully helped to keep former convicts from a cycle of prison terms. His San Diego based organization Second Chance has helped reform thousands of California’s prisoners. He’s in Charlotte for a series of consultations and he sits down with us to talk about how to reduce North Carolina’s prison problem.
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Scott Silverman – Founder and Executive Director of Second Chance
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How long during today’s conversation will it take for Mike Collins to start his rant about locking up those incarcerated for marijuana possession? He will yada, yada, yada they could be released…because they have not harmed society.
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