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The Obama Administration moves forward (on-line) with its "change" agenda for criminal justice

By Douglas A. Berman

A helpful reader suggested I take note of the fact that the criminal justice issues previously identified as part of the Obama-Biden agenda on the old change.gov website (noted here in November 2008 with what are now "dead" links) has now migrated to the new WhiteHouse.gov website.  Specifically, under the Agenda section and in this civil rights subdivision of WhiteHouse.gov, one now finds these commitments: Reduce Crime Recidivism by Providing Ex-Offender Support: President Obama and Vice President Biden will provide job training, substance abuse and mental health counseling to ex-offenders, so that they are successfully re-integrated into society. Obama and Biden will also create a prison-to-work incentive program to improve ex-offender employment and job retention rates...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on January 20, 2009 (boomark / email).