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Pilot
Our Vision: How To Reduce USVI Recidivism Over Five Years
- Background.
- 350 individuals in the USVI prison system.
- Average USVI sentence 87 months.
- 55% recidivism rate in Oklahoma.
- 75% high school graduation rate.
- USVI Objectives.
- Reduce recidivism rate from 55% to 5%.
- Increase HS graduation from 75% to 100%.
- Annual programs.
- Fund 2,000 High School GED graduations.
- Fund 2,000 H.S. trade school graduations.
- Fund 100 rehab beds.
- Fund 100 halfway house beds.
- Fund 100 transitional - family homes.
- Fund 150 prison training jobs.
- Fund 2,000 employer-based job incentives.
Pilot Project
The intent of the proposed pilot will address the following objectives. Please contract Nicole Kamaleson for a copy of the presentation.
1. Objective one - Agriculture - Food Security / job training.
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2. Objective two - Education - GED / job training.
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3. Objective three.
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How To Fund Our Vision!
Objective: Modify two existing IRS codes via legislation.
1. Amend Public Law 117-169 (Tax Credit Funding - HS Project).
- Current Law: Inflation Reduction Act.
- Target audience: High School dropouts.
- GOAL: Fund and graduate 2,000 HS students annually.
- Annual cost: $ 30.0 million (2,000@$15,000 each).
- Avoided cost: $ 600.0 million (2,000@$300,000 each).
2. Amend Public Law 117-169 (Tax Credit Funding - Job Training).
- Current Law: Inflation Reduction Act.
- GOAL: Fund and train 500 inmates for future employment.
- Annual cost: $ TBD
- Avoided cost: $ TBD
3. Amend WOTC section 51 (Employer Incentive).
- Current Law:
- GOAL: Increase $ 2,000 to $ 25,000 per worker.
- GOAL: Incentivize 2,000 employers to hire former inmates.
- Tax incentive: $ 25,000 per employee.
- Annual cost: $ 50.0 million (2,000@$25,000 each).
- Avoided cost: $ 600.0 million (2,000@$300,000 each).
Societal Cost of Not Completing High School
- Amend Law 117-169 (Tax Credit Funding - HS Project).
- Amend WOTC section 51 (Employer Incentive).
- 75 % of crimes are committed by high school dropouts.
- Eight times more likely to be arrested than H.S. graduates.
- 75% of inmates have not completed high school.
- Fund 2,000 GED HS graduations and trainings.
- https://dropoutprevention.org/resources/statistics/quick- facts/economic-impacts-of-dropouts/
- https://slspotlight.com/opinion/2018/03/19/high-school-dropouts-more-likely-to-go-to-prison/
Prison Cattle & Goat Ranch's
- 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.
- Location: Three ranches (USVI, Puerto Rico, FL).
Prison Produce Farm's
- Amend Law 117-169 (Tax Credit Funding).
- America imports $ 18.3 billion annually.
- Products: Produce, flowers, spices, oils, rice, honey.
- Goal: Use farming operations for job training.
- Acres: 500 acres per farm (Federal & State land).
- Location: Five farms (USVI, Puerto Rico, FL).