Posted on 05/04/2016 4:59:14 PM PDT by mandaladon
The Justice Department’s Office of Justice Programs is eschewing the terms “felon” and “convict” when officials refer to individuals convicted of crimes, opting instead for less “disparaging labels,” Assistant Attorney General Karol Mason announced Wednesday.
The Office of Justice Programs plans to substitute terminology such as “person who committed a crime” and “individual who was incarcerated” in speeches and other communications as part of an effort to remove barriers that officials say hinder progress of those who re-enter society after completing their prison sentences.
“I have come to believe that we have a responsibility to reduce not only the physical but also the psychological barriers to reintegration,” Ms. Mason wrote Wednesday in a guest post for The Washington Post. “The labels we affix to those who have served time can drain their sense of self-worth and perpetuate a cycle of crime, the very thing reentry programs are designed to prevent.”
The announcement follows a series of initiatives introduced as part of the Justice Department’s first National Reentry Week, through which law enforcement officials hope to reduce recidivism by revamping aspects of the criminal justice system.
A criminal record can prevent people from obtaining employment, housing, higher education or credit, the Justice Department noted.
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Not satire the prison systems around the country are being dictated to by the DOJ and the feds. Tons of federal tax payers money is being flooded into these systems to make it more comfortable and enjoyable for thier guests. NYC mayor douchebag has set aside 650 million for lawsuits brought by by inmates who are incarcerated, a way of redistribution. Come to jail sue the city and have a nice back account when you get out. They truly believe that black men are in jail because they are black and nothing more.
Yes, your scenario is certainly possible, if not probably.
Given that he is a Marxist, and what history shows us concerning how Communists NEVER willingly relinquish power, this is a very real concern.
The most dangerous time period for DJT and our nation will be from November Election Day to Inauguration Day.
It may make the Clinton’s “silverware” theft look like child’s play.
Post Birth Pro Choice Activist = Murderer
Undocumented Bank Customer = Bank Robber
Unlicensed Pharmaceutical Advocate = Drug Dealer
Alternative Club Member = Gangster
Transaged Minor = Child Molester
Free Love Advocate = Rapist
Conservative = Hate filled racist bigot fascist deserving death.
Completely in agreement.
more lipstick and the pig stuff
malefactor, miscreant, lag
How about calling them just worthless losers?
This is lunacy.
I prefer to call them caged democrats or undocumented democrat voters
Margaret Sanger weeps.
“Persons of conviction”?
Wasn’t Felonious Punk a musician?
Well, System Restore wouldn't make us particularly "Great" for 1900. President Teddy Roosevelt was the first "Progressive", followed by President Woodrow Wilson, a Genuine Progressive who "Kept us out of The War".
I was thinking something closer to "The Greatest Generation".
Thelonious Monk, who may or may not have been Felonious..
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