HOW TO KEEP CRIMINALS
FROM WINDING UP BEHIND
BARS AGAIN? THAT WAS THE
QUESTION TODAY AS STATE
LAWMAKERS LOOKED AT WAYS
TO
CURB NEW MEXICO )S CRIME
PROBLEM.
NEWS 13 )S FRANCESCA
WASHINGTON WAS THERE.
GIVING CRIMINALS A REAL
CHANCE TO START OVER...
Josh Smith 8:20 how much
other unlocked potential
is sitting in prison
today? 8:23 IT )S
POTENTIAL THAT LAWMAKERS
AND BUSINESS LEADERS SAY
IS WORTH
TAPPING INTO.
Josh Smith 8:08 after I
got out I was able to
start a company that
grew to about 138
employees and 30
million in revenue 8:13
TODAY THE COALITION FOR
PUBLIC SAFETY -- A
WASHINGTON D-C
BASED GROUP THAT PUSHES
FOR CRIMINAL JUSTICE
REFORM -- HOSTED A
FORUM WHERE THOSE
LEADERS DISCUSSED THREE
MAIN TOPICS FOR
EX-CONVICTS.
OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING
PROBATION AND PAROLE
AND RE-ENTRY AND
EMPLOYMENT
OPPORTUNITIES.
Rep. Alonzo Baldonado/R
Los Lunas 11:11 the
things we )ve been doing
don )t necessarily work
the way
we want them to 11:15
JOSH SMITH STARTED THE
SUPPORT FOR PRISONERS.
HE SAYS NEW MEXICO
LAWMAKERS SHOULD
CONSIDER AN INVESTMENT
IN
EDUCATIONAL AND
VOCATIONAL TRAINING
PROGRAMS INSIDE
PRISONS
Josh Smith 9:15 how do
we take and put programs
in place that help
individuals leave better
than when they went in
right now in our current
system many times they
are leaving worse 9:25
CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM
ADVOCATES LIKE JENNA
MOLL SAY PROBATION
SHOULD NOT BE ONE SIZE
FITS ALL.
BUT INSTEAD... AN
INVESTMENT IN
INDIVIDUALIZED
ASSESSMENTS TO
BETTER UNDERSTAND WHY
SOMEONE COMMITS A CRIME.
Jenna Moll/Natl. Public
Safety Coalition 4:11 if
you understand what )s
going on with an
individuals case you
can maybe turn their
trajectory around in six
months rather than five
years 4:18
FRANCESCA WASHINGTON,
KRQE NEWS 13.
THE CONTROVERSIAL HOUSE
BILL 564 WAS ANOTHER
TOPIC. CRITICS FEARED IT
WENT TOO FAR IN
LOOSENING THE RULES FOR
PROBATION AND PAROLE.
THE GOVERNOR VETOED THE
BILL.. BUT LAWMAKERS SAY
THEY ARE WORKING ON A
REVISED VERSION FOR THE
2020 SESSION.
THE CONSTRUCTION AT THE
