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Our Vision: How To Reduce Tribal Recidivism Over Ten Years
The vision is to reduce recidivism via job training and education.
Background.
- 2,000 tribal members in Oklahoma prison system.
- Average State sentence 57 months.
- Average Federal sentence 120 months.
- 23% recidivism rate in Oklahoma.
- 82% of inmates did not graduate high school.
- Suicide rate is 2.5 times the national average.
- Incarceration rate is 3.1 times higher than
Caucasians 763 per 100,000 vs 181/100,000.
Oklahoma Objectives (Tribal member focus).
- Sell federal tax credits to fund inititives.
- Projected Cost: $ 600.0 million annually.
- 30 job training platforms.
- Reduce recidivism rate from 30% to 5%.
- Increase HS graduation from 50% to 100%.
- Reduce suicide rate to ZERO.
- Annual programs.
- Fund 1,500 job trainings via 20 platoforms.
- Fund 10,000 High School GED graduations.
- Fund 10,000 H.S. Trade School graduations.
- Fund 25,000 employer-based job incentives.
Fund High School GED Graduation Plan
Amend Law 117-169 (Tax Credit Funding).
- Eight times more likely to be arrested than H.S. graduates.
- 82% of inmates have not completed high school.
- Invest $ 10,000 per child in education/training ($ 100.0 million).
- Avoided cost: $ 3.0 billion.
- https://dropoutprevention.org/resources/statistics/quick- facts/economic-impacts-of-dropouts/
(Proposed)Tribal Nation & State of Oklahoma Pilot Project.
Objective: Amend Law 117-169 (Tax Credit Funding).
- Funding: Sell Federal Tax Credits to fund program.
- Pilot Goal: Fund 2,000 well closing per year.
- Inmate training jobs: 1,000.
- Program cost: $ 200.0 million annually.
- Term: Five years.
Site Restoration
Objective: Amend Law 117-169 (Tax Credit Funding).
- Pilot Goal: Restore orphan well sites.
- Inmate training jobs: 500.
Orphan Oil & Gas Well Closure Plan
Objective: Amend Law 117-169 (Tax Credit Funding).
- Problem: 20,000 abandoned oil & gas wells in Oklahoma.
- Problem: 20,000 abandoned oil & gas wells, Osage Nation.
- Goal: Fund 2,000 well closures (plugging) per year.
- Inmate training jobs: 1,000.
- Oklahoma program cost: $ 200.0 million annually.
- Osange Nation program cost $ 200.0 million annually.
- Program duration: Ten years.
Cattle Ranches
Objective: Amend Law 117-169 (Tax Credit Funding).
- The United States imports 3.5 billion pounds of beef.
- Imported beef: 5.0 million head annually.
- Import value: $ 25.0 billion annually.
- Cattle type: American Wagyu/Angus.
- 50,000 head per state.
- 150,000 acres per state.
- Products: Beef, produce, honey, other products.
- Goal: Use farming operations for job training.
- Goal: Reduce imports via new cattle operations.
How To Fund Our Vision!
Objective: Amend two existing Federal laws and fund the proposed initiatives to reduce recidivism, State by State.
1. Amend Public Law 117-169 (Tax Credit Funding - HS Project).
- Existing Law: Inflation Reduction Act.
- Target audience: High school student dropout.
- Target audience: Students in juvenile detention.
- Students per year: 10,000.
- Goal: Reduce recidivism via H.S. graduation.
- Annual cost: $ 100.0 million (10,000@$10,000 each).
- Avoided cost: $ 3.0 billion (10,000@$300,000 each).
2. Amend Public Law 117-169 (Tax Credit Funding - Job Training).
- Existing Law: Inflation Reduction Act.
- 1,500 inmate jobs annually via 20 training platforms.
- Goal: Reduce recidivism via work and training programs.
- Annual cost: $ 75.0 million (1,500@$50,000 each).
- Avoided cost: $ 450.0 million (1,500@$300,000 each).
3. Amend WOTC section 51 (Employer Incentive).
- Law change: Increase $ 2,000 to $25,000 per person.
- Goal: Reduce recidivism via job and skills training.
- Per State: Incentivize 25,000 employers to hire/retain felons.
- Employer Tax incentive: $ 25,000 per employee.
- Annual IRS cost: $ 625.0 million (25,000@$25,000 each).
- Avoided cost: $ 7.5 billion (25,000@$300,000 each).