Word: commitments
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...From a practical point of view, very few institutions will find that they will be able to commit to this because they simply can't afford it economically," Rudenstine says. "It's possible that there would not be any group sharing information...
...always pay the anticipated dividends. When money is poured into building another prison cell at the expense of rebuilding a prisoner's self-image, it is often just a prelude to more -- and worse -- crime. "They start as drug offenders, they eventually become property-crime offenders, and then they commit crimes against people," ( says Michael Sheahan, the sheriff of Cook County, Illinois. "They learn this trade as they go through the prison system...
...something bad," says Larry Jobe, 32, who is imprisoned at a supermax facility in Oak Park Heights, Minnesota. "They are so blind with rage that they can't think about the consequences." Jobe, a former accountant who is serving life for a murder he insists he did not commit, knows the risk of long sentences: "After so many years, they have nothing to lose...
...lifers: "If you want to avoid a RICO prosecution, just don't commit a criminal...
...President's speech, there's no chance to kill the idea outright. That's the politics of it. So, sure, we've got to focus it, but that won't happen unless the President steps up and takes a position. We should impact the 6% or so who commit roughly 70% of the violent crime. We shouldn't be stupid." But that's where Clinton may be headed unless he joins Biden to stand against hysteria...