Ms. Jones’ proposal is a Government Employee Project (GEP) to reduce the recidivism rate in the United State. GEP is an extensive education and re-entry program wherein high performing incarcerated felons who are serving mid-to-long term sentences have the opportunity to earn a four year college degree and real work experience as a state employee. It is a method by which they can repay the state for educating them through their employment. This idea steams from programs that some African nations have for their citizens. The country will utilize funds to sponsor their countrymen’s education in the United State in exchange for working for the country’s government for a mandatory 2+ years.
Those eligibility for GEP would be those who have earned …show more content…
• Provide a path for high-performing men and women who have earned their college degree in prison re-enter the workforce and society and effectively serve the community that invested in them.
• Provide motived men and women in prison with a quality education.
• Reduce the recidivism rate by investing in high performing prisoners to break the cycle of …show more content…
Once a person becomes eligible for clemency, they would be able to request a GEP hearing and an application through the housing unit counselor. Additionally, a cover letter and resume would need to be submitted. GEP hearings would operate similarly to clemency hearings, though with less emphasis on the past history and more on present and future potential of the candidate. If the board determines that a candidate has met the requirements for GEP and gives a favorable interview, the candidate would be granted clemency and all of the current rules and regulation covering release on clemency and parole would apply to that
Those eligibility for GEP would be those who have earned …show more content…
• Provide a path for high-performing men and women who have earned their college degree in prison re-enter the workforce and society and effectively serve the community that invested in them.
• Provide motived men and women in prison with a quality education.
• Reduce the recidivism rate by investing in high performing prisoners to break the cycle of …show more content…
Once a person becomes eligible for clemency, they would be able to request a GEP hearing and an application through the housing unit counselor. Additionally, a cover letter and resume would need to be submitted. GEP hearings would operate similarly to clemency hearings, though with less emphasis on the past history and more on present and future potential of the candidate. If the board determines that a candidate has met the requirements for GEP and gives a favorable interview, the candidate would be granted clemency and all of the current rules and regulation covering release on clemency and parole would apply to that