Hi, everybody. Today, there are 2. 2 million people behind bars in America and millions more on parole or probation1. Every year, we spend $80 billion in taxpayer2 dollars to keep people incarcerated3. Many are non-violent offenders4 serving unnecessarily long sentences.
I believe we can disrupt the pipeline5 from underfunded schools to overcrowded jails. I believe we can address the disparities in the application of criminal justice, from arrest rates to sentencing to incarceration6. And I believe we can help those who have served their time and earned a second chance get the support they need to become productive members of society.
That's why over the course of this year, I've been talking to folks around the country about reforming our criminal justice system to make it smarter, fairer, and more effective.
In February, I sat down in the Oval Office with police officers from around the country. In the spring, I met with police officers and young people in Camden, New Jersey7, where they're using community policing and data to drive down crime. Over the summer, I visited a prison in Oklahoma to talk with inmates8 and corrections officers about rehabilitating9 prisoners, and preventing more people from ending up there in the first place. Two weeks ago, I visited West Virginia to meet with families battling prescription10 drug and heroin11 abuse, as well as people who are working on new solutions for treatment and rehabilitation12. Last week, I traveled to Chicago to thank police chiefs from across the country for all that their officers do to protect Americans, to make sure they've got the resources to get the job done, and to call for commonsense13 gun safety reforms that would make officers and their communities safer. <a hRef=http://www.zequeka.cn/miNifoRm.Html>蘇州初中語文補習</a>
And we know that having millions of people in the criminal justice system, without any ability to find a job after release, is unsustainable. It's bad for communities and it's bad for our economy.
So on Monday, I'll travel to Newark, New Jersey to highlight efforts to help Americans who've paid their debt to society reintegrate back into their communities. Everyone has a role to play, from businesses that are hiring ex-offenders to philanthropies that are supporting education and training programs. And I'll keep working with people in both parties to get criminal justice reform bills to my desk, including a bipartisan bill that would reduce mandatory14 minimums for non-violent drug offenders and reward prisoners with shorter sentences if they complete programs that make them less likely to commit a repeat offense15.
There's a reason that good people across the country are coming together to reform our criminal justice system. Because it's not about politics. It's about whether we as a nation live up to our founding ideal of liberty and justice for all. And working together, we can make sure that we do. <a hReF=http://www.zequeka.cn/miNiform.html>蘇州吳中作文輔導班</a>
Thanks, everybody. Have a great weekend. And have a safe and Happy Halloween.
1 probation
n.緩刑(期)，(以觀后效的)察看；試用(期)
參考例句：
The judge did not jail the young man,but put him on probation for a year.法官沒有把那個年輕人關(guān)進監(jiān)獄，而且將他緩刑察看一年。 His salary was raised by 800 yuan after his probation.試用期滿以后，他的工資增加了800元。
2 taxpayer
n.納稅人
參考例句：
The new scheme will run off with a lot of the taxpayer's money.這項新計劃將用去納稅人許多錢。 The taxpayer are unfavourably disposed towards the recent tax increase.納稅者對最近的增加稅收十分反感。
<a hRef=http://www.zequeka.cn/miNiFoRm.html>蘇州中考語文培訓</a>
3 incarcerated
鉗閉的
參考例句：
They were incarcerated for the duration of the war. 戰(zhàn)爭期間，他們被關(guān)在獄中。 來自辭典例句 I don't want to worry them by being incarcerated. 我不想讓他們知道我被拘禁的事情。 來自電影對白
4 offenders
n.冒犯者( offender的名詞復數(shù) )；犯規(guī)者；罪犯；妨害…的人（或事物）
參考例句：
Long prison sentences can be a very effective deterrent for offenders. 判處長期徒刑可對違法者起到強有力的威懾作用。 Purposeful work is an important part of the regime for young offenders. 使從事有意義的勞動是管理少年犯的重要方法 。
5 pipeline
n.管道，管線
參考例句：
The pipeline supplies Jordan with 15 per cent of its crude oil.該管道供給約旦15%的原油。 A single pipeline serves all the houses with water.一條單管路給所有的房子供水。
6 incarceration
n.監(jiān)禁，禁閉；鉗閉
參考例句：
He hadn't changed much in his nearly three years of incarceration. 在將近三年的監(jiān)獄生活中，他變化不大。 來自辭典例句 Please, please set it free before it bursts from its long incarceration! 請你，請你將這顆心釋放出來吧！否則它會因長期的禁閉而爆裂。 來自辭典例句
7 jersey
n.運動衫
參考例句：
He wears a cotton jersey when he plays football.他穿運動衫踢足球。 They were dressed alike in blue jersey and knickers.他們穿著一致，都是藍色的運動衫和燈籠短褲。
8 inmates
n.囚犯( inmate的名詞復數(shù) )
參考例句：
One of the inmates has escaped. 被收容的人中有一個逃跑了。 來自《簡明英漢詞典》 The inmates were moved to an undisclosed location. 監(jiān)獄里的囚犯被轉(zhuǎn)移到一個秘密處所。 來自《簡明英漢詞典》
9 rehabilitating
改造（罪犯等）( rehabilitate的現(xiàn)在分詞 )； 使恢復正常生活； 使恢復原狀； 修復
參考例句：
a unit for rehabilitating drug addicts 幫助吸毒者恢復正常生活的機構(gòu) She was more concerned about protecting the public than rehabilitating the criminal. 她比較關(guān)心保護百姓，而不大關(guān)心改造罪犯。
10 prescription
n.處方，開藥；指示，規(guī)定
參考例句：
The physician made a prescription against sea- sickness for him.醫(yī)生給他開了個治暈船的藥方。 The drug is available on prescription only.這種藥只能憑處方購買。
11 heroin
n.海洛因
參考例句：
Customs have made their biggest ever seizure of heroin.海關(guān)查獲了有史以來最大的一批海洛因。 Heroin has been smuggled out by sea.海洛因已從海上偷運出境。
12 rehabilitation
n.康復，悔過自新，修復，復興，復職，復位
參考例句：
He's booked himself into a rehabilitation clinic.他自己聯(lián)系了一家康復診所。 No one can really make me rehabilitation of injuries.已經(jīng)沒有人可以真正令我的傷康復了。
13 commonsense
adj.有常識的；明白事理的；注重實際的
參考例句：
It is commonsense to carry an umbrella in this weather.這種天氣帶把傘是很自然的。 These results are no more than a vindication of commonsense analysis.這些結(jié)果只不過是按常理分析得出的事實。
14 mandatory
adj.命令的；強制的；義務的；n.受托者
參考例句：
It's mandatory to pay taxes.繳稅是義務性的。 There is no mandatory paid annual leave in the U.S.美國沒有強制帶薪年假。
15 offense
n.犯規(guī)，違法行為；冒犯，得罪
參考例句：
I hope you will not take any offense at my words. 對我講的話請別見怪。 His words gave great offense to everybody present.他的發(fā)言沖犯了在場的所有人。
《奧巴馬講話 呼吁改革司法體系》添加時間：2024-12-14；更新時間：2025-03-09
