From CBS NEWS:
A former San Francisco prosecutor who helped produce a first-of-its-kind criminal justice reform law in the nation leads a nonprofit that works to safely release rehabilitated prisoners, allowing them to become productive community members.
Hillary Blout says she gained a fresh understanding of the transformation that can happen in prison when she visited San Quentin Rehabilitation Center, formerly known as San Quentin State Prison.
"I met so many men that seemed to be better in our community giving back, than languishing, wasting away in prison," Blout said.
She learned the people she met had served years for their crimes, but still had decades left in their sentence. And that didn't seem right to her.
"I felt a lot of shame," she said. "I have sent people to prison. I felt it was my responsibility to do something about it." Continue reading >>>
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