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John Whitmire: “Our prison system needs to quit releasing people out of…”

Featuring: John Whitmire, Nonpartisan | Mayor of Houston | Texas

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The State of Houston: A Conversation with Mayor John Whitmire

Published | Video Starts at 1:02:46

Wait till 8 o' clock in the morning when the sun's up. They have nowhere to go, no re entry. So we got to improve that because they end up on the streets. Homeless tdcj. Our prison system needs to quit releasing people out of prison with nowhere to go. So, you know, these are not huge issues. They're common sense resources. You pay now or you're going to pay later. You know, I've been robbed at gunpoint when that guy's got the gun in your face. (1:02:46–1:02:52)

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Asserts that the prison system should stop releasing individuals without reentry plans.

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