TABLE OF CONTENTS

NATIONAL BAPTIST CRIMINAL JUSTICE COMMISSION

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National Baptist Criminal Justice Commission……………………………. 2

National Baptist Criminal Justice Commission Guidance Statements………3

Education Ministry………………………………………………………….4

Adopt-A-School Ministry………………………………………………….. 5

O.K. “Our Kids” Mentoring Ministry………………………………………..6

Transitional Living Ministry……………………………………………….. 7

Prison Ministry………………………………………………………………8

Prison Statistics…………………………………………………………….. 10

Liberation Ministry..…………………………………………………………15

General Secretary Ministry………………………………………………….16

National Baptist Criminal Justice Commission Organizational Chart………17

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NATIONAL BAPTIST CRIMINAL JUSTICE COMMISSION

ENVISIONING THE FUTURE MINISTRY OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE EXCEPTIONALLY

EPHESIANS 4:1-6

The National Baptist Criminal Justice Commission is a “Ministry” of the National

Baptist Convention USA Inc., appointed by the National President to impact “Crime and

Criminal Behavior”; thereby, reducing the number of people within the Criminal Justice System

in the United States. The main parts of the Criminal Justice System in the United States are:

legislative (create laws); law enforcement (local, state, federal); adjudication (courts); and

corrections (jails, prisons, probation and parole). In the Criminal Justice System, these distinct

agencies operate together both under the rule of law and as the principal means of maintaining

the rule of law within society. The Criminal Justice System is the means for society to “enforce

the standards of behavior necessary to protect individuals and the community” from “Crime and

Criminal Behavior”.

A normative definition views crime as deviant behavior that violates prevailing

norms and/or societal standards prescribing how people ought to behave normally or according

to social virtues. This approach considers the complex realities surrounding the concept of crime

and seeks to understand how changing social, political, psychological, and economic conditions

may affect changing definitions of crime and the form of the legal, law-enforcement and penal

responses made by society. Behavior can be influenced and changed by a society in many ways

without having to resort to the Criminal Justice System.

The National Baptist Criminal Justice Commission has been commissioned to control

and influence sinful behavior wholly and holistically by ministering to the physical, Biblical and

Spiritual needs of individuals and families. This will include the causes of crime and criminal

behavior such as: poverty, joblessness, substance abuse, mental health, deviant thinking,

marriage and family disillusionment, community disunity, violence, sexual immorality,

mistreatment of our children and elderly, homelessness and other inconceivable actions.

The National Baptist Criminal Justice Commission will initially focus on three areas of

ministry to influence behavior Biblically. The three areas are: persons on their way into the

Criminal Justice System; persons within the Criminal Justice System; and persons released from

the Criminal Justice System. The families of these persons will also be included in these

ministries. Teaching and Training classes will be scheduled throughout all regions of the

National Baptist Convention USA, Inc. under the leadership and direction of our National

President and National Regional Vice Presidents. Materials will be developed to enhance these

teaching and training classes. National Baptist Criminal Justice Commissioners will be trained

and certified to teach in specific areas of ministry. We will contact the National Baptist Congress

of Education President and Dean to receive instruction and direction on achieving National

certification.

The National Baptist Criminal Justice Commission will reach out to Pastors, Officers

and Auxiliaries of local churches; Moderators, Officers and Auxiliaries of District Associations;

Presidents, Officers and Auxiliaries of State Conventions; and National Officers and Auxiliaries

to become participants in this physical and spiritual war. The National Baptist Criminal Justice

Commission is committed to Biblically and Spiritually reducing crime and criminal behavior

through Biblical Proclamation To Salvation and Biblical Education To Liberation.

HAROLD & DORIS SIMMONS

NATIONAL COMMISSIONERS

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NATIONAL BAPTIST CRIMINAL JUSTICE COMMISSION GUIDANCE STATEMENTS

VISION: The National Baptist Criminal Justice Commission will effectively influence and change sinful

behavior wholly and holistically by ministering to the physical, Biblical and Spiritual needs of

individuals and their families.

MISSION: The National Baptist Criminal Justice Commission will exhort, assist and equip the local church

in its evangelistic and emancipating ministry to those in prison, ex-prisoners, victims, and their

families. The National Baptist Commission will effectively address the causes of crime and

criminal behavior such as; poverty, joblessness, substance abuse, mental health, deviant thinking,

marriage and family disillusionment, community disunity, violence, sexual immorality,

mistreatment of our children and elderly, homelessness and other inconceivable actions.

MINISTRY APPROACH:

1. Minister to individuals, and their families, through local churches that will promote Christian

living that helps men and women avoid entering the Criminal Justice System.

2. Minister to individuals, and their families, while they are in the Criminal Justice System that

will present the plan of salvation and promote Christian living to prepare men and women for

their life of incarceration.

3. Minister to men and women, and their families, that have been released from the Criminal

Justice System in a manner that offers guidance that helps to ensure former prisoners do not

return to the Criminal Justice System.

BIBLICAL PROCESSES:

Using Biblical Proclamation that will result in Christian Salvation

Using Biblical Education that will result in Christian Liberation

STRATEGIES:

1. The National Baptist Criminal Justice Commission will establish a Ministry with National

and Regional Commissioners who will assist and equip the local church in its evangelistic

and emancipating ministry to those in prison, ex-prisoners, victims, and their families.

2. The National Baptist Criminal Justice Commission will generate training materials to be used

by the National and Regional Commissioners to train and equip regional and local trainers.

3. The National Baptist Criminal Justice Commission will reach out to Pastors, Officers and

Auxiliaries of local churches; Moderators, Officers and Auxiliaries of District Associations;

Presidents, Officers and Auxiliaries of State Conventions; and National Officers and

Auxiliaries to become participants in this physical and spiritual war.

4. The National Baptist Criminal Justice Commission will conduct training sessions and

presentations in national settings, during regional workshops and local meetings to convey

the need for and the work of the Ministry.

5. Using efforts such as the “OK (Our Kids)” Program, “Adopt-A-School Ministry”,

“Transitional Living Ministry” and other youth development programs. The National Baptist

Criminal Justice Commission will establish and develop links to Criminal Justice and Law

Enforcement Associations throughout this country to focus on preventive measures that steer

our young people toward a life in Christ rather than a life of crime.

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ERNEST & JOICE TINSLEY - NATIONAL VICE COMMISSIONERS

EDUCATION MINISTRY (EPHESIANS 4:22-24)

PURPOSE

The purpose of the Education Ministry of the National Baptist Criminal Justice Commission is to

prevent individuals from becoming entangled in the criminal justice system.

MISSION

The Mission of the Education Ministry is to use scripture and other educational tools to equip

individuals with the knowledge necessary to make good choices in their everyday lives,

especially when faced with potentially life-altering decisions.

METHODS

1. To harness the collective power of the National Baptist Convention, USA Inc. to address the

issues that are causing so many members of our community to become involved with the

criminal justice system.

2. To prepare materials and presentations that will provide education and instruction in the

following areas:

Becoming a Biblical Man

Becoming a Biblical Woman

Keys to Developing a Christian/Biblical Home

Preventive Parenting

Employment Readiness Training

3. To inspire the leaders of the parent body and all auxiliaries to prioritize the preventative

education offered by the Education Commission.

4. To train Regional and State Commissioners in presenting the materials developed by the

Education Commission.

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CHARLES AND DONNA EWING - EDUCATION COMMISSIONERS

ADOPT-A-SCHOOL MINISTRY (MATTHEW 20:28a)

PURPOSE

The Adopt-A-School Ministry brings to the National Baptist Criminal Justice Commission an

approach and methods to establish local ministries within their school system in the community

where their local church is located.

VISION

Higher percentage of young men who attend elementary, middle and high school begin

performing and achieving at levels that produce well-educated graduates and more productive

citizens.

MISSION The Adopt-A-School Ministry will provide to the National Baptist Criminal Justice Commission

materials, methods and support to successfully implement this ministry in their community. The

Adopt-A-School Ministry will provide to the school systems support from the local church. The

support provided will have an immediate and long-term positive impact on the behavior and

performance of the students in the local school system.

METHODS

Regional Commissioners will identify and assign a person within their Region to manage the

Adopt-A-School Ministry. The Adopt-A-School Team is the resource for the person(s) that

manages the Ministry in the Regions. The Adopt-A-School Team will respond to the Regional

Commissioners’ or assigned person’s request for training, support and/or materials.

(1) Obtain your Pastor’s support. (2) Identify a school that is in the community. Decide early in

your process the level of school (elementary, middle or high). (3) Meet with the school’s

principal and staff to determine the needs of the school. Prioritize the list of needs in

collaboration with school’s staff. (4) Match team members with assignments consistent with

their gifts and talents.

STRATEGY

1. Regional Commissioners will assign a person to manage the Adopt-A-School Ministry for

their Region.

2. The Adopt-A-School Ministry Team will provide materials, training and other requested

support needed to successfully expand the deployment and implementation of the Ministry.

3. The Adopt-A-School Ministry Team would continue to develop improvements and updates

to the materials and presentations.

4. The National Commissioners, National Vice Commissioners and the Regional

Commissioners will establish strong links with Pastors at every level of the National Baptist

Convention USA, Inc. to promote their involvement in the Adopt-A-School Ministry.

5. Each Region will present the Adopt-A-School Ministry during Regional, State and District

Workshops seminars and sessions as a class or as a presentation during a General Session.

6. State Conventions will establish goals with the aid of the National Adopt-A-School Ministry

Team to develop an Adopt-A-School Ministry in the Districts or areas of their State

Convention.

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O.K. “OUR KIDS” MENTORING MINISTRY (PROVERBS 22:6)

PURPOSE

The purpose of this Ministry is to reverse the grim statistics related to the high rates of

incarceration and homicide that young African American males are currently facing. The O.K.

Program is a national mentoring model for African American men and boys. The program brings

together African American police officers and Pastors from around the country to recruit, train

and organize African American men to mentor African American boys 12-18 years old.

MISSION

To develop partnerships between police officers and men in our community that forms a

powerful relationship that changes interactions between the two groups. Working together,

through the O.K. Program, police officers and black men can help young African American men

develop leadership and critical thinking skills, while promoting academic excellence and good

moral character.

METHODS

The men in the program are called “Teammates”, because the O.K. Program is based on a team-

mentoring concept. Each teammate is important to the team’s success. This team concept

provides the organizational structure necessary to allow black men an opportunity to take

responsibility in helping to change the course of young African American males. Every

Saturday, KIC’IT Session (Kids Interacting Communicating Immix Teammates) brings together

O.K. Program police officers with African American men and boys. In these sessions strong

relationships are built as men share life experiences with their younger counterparts

STRATEGY

An agreement was made between the Little Rock Police Department and Arkansas Baptist

College to establish an O.K. Program in Little Rock with a goal to over time ultimately have a

chapter in each of the High Schools in Little Rock.

1. Expand the O.K. Ministry as a mentoring model throughout this country, the goal, through

the “One Hundred Thousand Strong African American Male Mentor Initiative”, is to enlist

100,000 African American men to mentor our boys. 2. Contact Community leaders and provide them with website information on how police and

African American communities are working together. 3. Arrange exploratory meeting w/officials, Community leaders and O.K. Program

Representative to discuss the possibility of bringing O.K. Program to your city.

4. Identify schools where the O.K. Program will be implemented and identify a police officer or

officers to coordinate the program.

5. School administrators and teachers provide academic and citizenship information on the

boys, in order for the officers and the men to be aware of the boys’ progress in school.

6. Young men in the program receive awards for their efforts, achievements and successes. By

earning at least a 2.5 GPA and good citizenship each grading period,

7. The boys also qualify to participate in fun excursions to college and professional ball games,

amusement parks and other exciting events.

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WILLIE & LILLIE JOHNSON - EDUCATION COMMISSIONERS

TRANSITIONAL LIVING MINISTRY (GALATIANS 6:2)

Transition to Adulthood and Independent Living

PURPOSE:

The purpose of the Transitional Living Ministry is to help bring understanding to a range of

developmental issues that are faced by Adolescents. Additionally, recognize that as teens

approach adulthood, living independently becomes a significant goal. While youth and young

adults with intact families may struggle to achieve self-reliance, youth and young adults in out-

of-home care face formidable obstacles.

VISION:

Our vision is to support churches located in communities that work every day to end youth

homelessness, adolescent pregnancy and domestic violence.

MISSION:

To develop and implement projects that provides long-term residential services and Christian

support to homeless youth ages 16-22. The services offered are designed to help young people

who are homeless make a successful transition to self-sufficient living.

METHOD:

The Transitional Living Ministry will provide participants with teaching and training services.

These activities are designed to help them develop the skills necessary to become independent

viable citizens. Living accommodations will be provided and may include host-family homes,

group homes, maternity group homes, or supervised apartments owned by the program or rented

in the community. The Transitional Living Ministry will provide:

Safe, stable living accommodations.

Basic life-skill building, including consumer education and instruction in budgeting, the

use of credit, housekeeping, menu planning, food preparation and parenting skills.

Interpersonal skill building, including enhancing young people’s abilities to establish

positive relationships with peers and adults; assist with decisions making and stress

management techniques.

Educational opportunities, such as GED preparation, postsecondary training and

vocational education.

Assistance in job preparation and attainment, such as career counseling and job

placement.

Education, information and counseling to prevent, treat and reduce substance abuse.

Trauma-informed mental health care, including individual and group counseling.

Physical health care, including routine physicals, health assessment and emergency

treatment

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EMERSON & JESSICA TURNER - NATIONAL VICE COMMISSIONERS

PRISON MINISTRY (HEBREWS 13:3)

PURPOSE:

The purpose of the Prison Ministry of the National Baptist Criminal Justice Commission is to

focus on the incarcerated individual, their families, victims and their communities as it relates to

ministering to them while incarcerated, providing for a smooth transition back into society after

incarceration and the reducing the return rate to the incarcerated state (recidivism).

VISION: …a community where the life of every inmate is impacted by the Word of God and the value of

each inmate is restored as the true apex of God’s creation.

MISSION STATEMENT:

The Mission of the Prison Ministry is to exhort, assist and equip the local church in its

evangelistic and emancipating ministry to those in prison, ex-prisoners, victims, and their

families, and the advancement of biblical standards of justice.

MISSION:

1. To provide delegates and churches with the necessary tools to participate, initiate, and sustain

an effective prison ministry by:

2. Establishing a compelling need for organizing and developing a prison ministry.

3. Establishing a compelling need from a church and societal point of view.

4. Apprising churches of local and state requirements for participation in prison ministry.

5. Exposing delegates to a myriad of prison ministry options.

6. Providing training and practical experience through classroom learning and actual ministry

opportunities.

7. Calling to action those who have been inspired to do the work.

METHODS:

The Prison Ministry will harness the collective power of the Parent Body through its auxiliaries

and affiliated churches and clearly identify those who wish to express their obedience to Christ

through ministry and minister to those who are downtrodden, left behind and to those behind

prison walls. This ministry provides opportunities to fulfill Matt 25:31-46.

1. Instruction

The Prison Ministry has developed a training course (8029L) that addresses the classroom-

training component of this initiative. Scripture challenges us to “Study to shew thyself

approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word

of truth (2 Timothy 2:15)”, to be competent soldiers in the battle. The class comes with a

“practicum” component, where students will get hands-on experience about the nature of the

work.

2. Expunged Records

The Prison Ministry has developed information, techniques and strategies relative to the

avenues to expunge their records in every state where this is an option after incarceration.

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3. Recruitment

The Prison Ministry will aggressively publicize the critical need for ministers (of all

description) to engage in the war against the destruction of our sons and daughters and their

families through incarceration.

4. Finances

The Prison Ministry will tirelessly seek out grants, write proposals and solicit benevolences

to fund the needs of liberated individuals in need of immediate housing, driver’s licenses, and

support until such time the consequences of incarceration can be mitigated.

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PRISON STATISTICS

GENERAL

This report presents statistics on offenders supervised by adult correctional systems in the United

States at yearend 2013, including offenders supervised in the community on probation or parole

and those incarcerated in prison or local jail. The report includes other data and statistics as well.

References (sources) have been omitted for the sake of brevity.

General Highlights:

An estimated 6,899,000 persons were under the supervision of adult correctional systems

at yearend 2013, a decline of about 41,500 from yearend 2012.

The decline in the correctional population during 2013 (0.6%) was less than 1% for the

second consecutive year, down from 2.1% in 2010 when the fastest annual decline in the

population was observed.

For the second consecutive year, the community supervision (down 0.6%) and

incarcerated (down 0.5%) populations declined by less than 1%.

All of the decline in the correctional population during 2013 resulted from decreases in

the probation (down 32,100) and local jail (down 13,300) populations.

About 1 in 35 adults (2.8%) in the United States was under some form of correctional

supervision at yearend 2013, unchanged from 2012.

About 1 in 51 adults was on probation or parole at yearend 2013, compared to 1 in 110

adults incarcerated in prison or local jail.

After a peak in the number of inmates confined in county and city jails at midyear 2008

(785,533), the jail population was significantly lower by midyear 2013 (731,208).

Males represented at least 86% of the jail population since 2000. The female inmate

population increased 10.9% (up 10,000 inmates) between midyear 2010 and 2013, while

the male population declined 4.2% (down 27,500 inmates).

White inmates accounted for 47% of the total jail population, blacks represented 36%,

and Hispanics represented 15%.

Black Men: Pew Research Center – Basic Facts

Black men in their prime working years, especially those without a high school diploma,

are much more likely to be in jail than white men are. The institutionalization rate for less

educated Black men (age 20-24) rose from 10% in 1980 to 30% in 2000.

In 2010, the institutionalization rate for this group dropped to 26%

This group was more likely to be institutionalized than employed (19% employment rate

in 2010)

In 2010, all Black men were six times as likely as all white men to be incarcerated in

federal, state and local jails. (Pew Research)

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Nationally, according to the U.S. Census, Blacks are incarcerated five times more than Whites1

are, and Hispanics are nearly twice as likely to be incarcerated as Whites:

The racial and ethnic make-up of incarcerated populations is dramatically different from that of

the U.S. as a whole.2

Race/Ethnicity % of US

population

% of U.S.

incarcerated

population

National incarceration

rate

(per 100,000)

White (non-Hispanic) 64% 39% 450 per 100,000

Hispanic 16% 19% 831 per 100,000

Black 13% 40% 2,306 per 100,000

Girls and Incarceration rates (Criminal Justice Magazine 2001)

Girls - the increase in the number of girls arrested has dramatically outstripped that of

boys for most of the last decade.

Girls now account for one out of four arrests, and statistics show the greatest increase in

arrests is for violent offenses.

Between 1989 and 1998, arrests of girls increased 50.3 percent, compared to only 16.5

percent for boys, according to the FBI's 1999 report, Crime in the United States 1998

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During that same period, arrests of girls for serious violent offenses increased by 64.3

percent and arrests of girls for "other assaults" increased an astonishing 125.4 percent.

In 1999, the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention reported that the

female violent crime rate for 1997 was 103 percent above the 1981 rate, compared to a 27

percent increase for males, prompting the statement that "increasing juvenile female

arrests and the involvement of girls in at-risk and delinquent behavior has been a

pervasive trend across the United States.

Between 1988 and 1997, the number of delinquency cases involving girls increased by 83

percent compared to a 39 percent increase for males

Girls were also more likely than boys to murder family members (32 percent) and very

young victims (24 percent of their victims were under the age of three compared to 1

percent of the boys' victims).

When involved in a peer homicide, girls were more likely than boys to have killed as a

result of an interpersonal conflict and were more likely to kill alone, while boys were

more likely to kill with an accomplice.

Girls are far more likely than boys to fight with a parent or sibling (34 percent compared

to 9 percent), whereas boys are more likely to fight with friends or strangers.

Education and the Prison Population

About 41% of inmates in the Nation’s State and Federal prisons and local jails in 1997

and 31% of probationers had not completed high school or its equivalent. In comparison,

18% of the general population age 18 or older had not finished the 12th grade.

Of inmates in State prisons, 293,000 in 1991 and 420,600 in 1997 had entered prison

without a high school diploma

68% of State prison inmates did not receive a high school diploma.

About 26% of State prison inmates said they had completed the GED while serving time

in a correctional facility.

The groups of State prison inmates who had not completed high school or the GED

included

o 40% of males and 42% of females

o 27% of whites, 44% of blacks, and 53% of Hispanics

o 52% of inmates 24 or younger and 35% of inmates 45 or older

o 61% of noncitizens and 38% of U.S. citizens

o 59% with a speech disability,

o 66% with a learning disability, and

o 37% without a reported disability

o 47% of drug offenders

o 12% of those with military service and

o 44% with no military service.

Crime Statistics:

General: Crime is reported in several different categories:

Violent crime

Property crime

Expanded offence data; i.e. persons arrested

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Violent Crime

In 2013, an estimated 1,163,146 violent crimes occurred nationwide, a decrease of 4.4

percent from the 2012 estimate.

When considering 5- and 10-year trends, the 2013 estimated violent crime total was 12.3

percent below the 2009 level and 14.5 percent below the 2004 level.

There were an estimated 367.9 violent crimes per 100,000 inhabitants in 2013, a rate that

declined 5.1 percent when compared with the 2012 estimated rate.

Aggravated assaults accounted for 62.3 percent of violent crimes reported to law

enforcement in 2013. Robbery offenses accounted for 29.7 percent of violent crime

offenses; rape (legacy definition) accounted for 6.9 percent; and murder accounted for 1.2

percent.

Information collected regarding types of weapons used in violent crime showed that

firearms were used in 69.0 percent of the nation’s murders, 40.0 percent of robberies, and

21.6 percent of aggravated assaults. (Weapons data are not collected for rape.)

Property Crime

In 2013, there were an estimated 8,632,512 property crime offenses in the nation. The 2-

year trend showed that property crime declined 4.1 percent in 2013 when compared to the

2012 estimate. The 10-year trend showed that property crime offenses decreased 16.3

percent in 2013 when compared with the 2004 estimate.

In 2013, the rate of property crime was estimated at 2,730.7 per 100,000 inhabitants, a

4.8 percent decrease when compared with the 2012 estimated rate. The 2013 property

crime rate was 10.2 percent less than the 2009 estimate and 22.3 percent less than the

2004 estimate.

Of all property crimes in 2013, larceny-theft accounted for 69.6 percent. Burglary

accounted for 22.3 percent and motor vehicle theft for 8.1 percent.

Property crimes in 2013 resulted in losses estimated at $16.6 billion.

Persons Arrested

Nationwide, law enforcement made an estimated 11,302,102 arrests in 2013. Of these

arrests, 480,360 were for violent crimes, and 1,559,284 were for property crimes. (Note:

the UCR Program does not collect data on citations for traffic violations.)

The highest numbers of arrests were for drug abuse violations (estimated at 1,501,043

arrests), larceny-theft (estimated at 1,231,580), and driving under the influence (estimated

at 1,166,824).

The estimated arrest rate for the United States in 2013 was 3,690.5 arrests per 100,000

inhabitants. The arrest rate for violent crime (including murder and non-negligent

manslaughter, rape, robbery, and aggravated assault) was 159.8 per 100,000 inhabitants,

and the arrest rate for property crime (burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft, and

arson) was 513.2 per 100,000 inhabitants.

Two-year arrest trends show violent crime arrests declined 3.9 percent in 2013 when

compared with 2012 arrests, and property crime arrests decreased 2.9 percent when

compared with 2012 arrests.

Arrests of juveniles for all offenses decreased 15.5 percent in 2013 when compared with

the 2012 number; arrests of adults decreased 3.7 percent.

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More than 73 percent (73.5) of the persons arrested in the nation during 2013 were males.

They accounted for 79.9 percent of persons arrested for violent crime and 62.2 percent of

persons arrested for property crime.

In 2013, 68.9 percent of all persons arrested were white, 28.3 percent were black, and the

remaining 2.9 percent were of other races.

Cost to Incarcerate

Cost to incarcerate can vary from $31,307 per year up to $60,000 per year

The current incarceration epidemic cost taxpayers $63.4 billion /year

This is the result of 1970’s political response to “get tough on crime” and

“three strikes” laws.

Number of Jails in US

According to the latest Census of Jails available data (1999), published by the Bureau of Justice

Statistics, the amount of jail facilities in the US equals 3,365. In 2008, the average occupation

rate was 95% of jail capacity. The facilities with the highest concentration of inmates are located

in California, Texas, Florida, New York, Pennsylvania and Louisiana ‘“about 50% of the total

inmate population is held in these states.

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ARTHUR & VIRGINIA ROBINSON - NATIONAL VICE COMMISSIONERS

LIBERATION MINISTRY (GALATIANS 5:1)

PURPOSE

The purpose of the Liberation Ministry of the National Baptist Criminal Justice Commission is to

focus improving the life of persons liberated from jail or prison through Christian associations

and biblical teaching.

MISSION

The Mission of the Liberation Ministry is to provide an environment that will cause persons

recently liberated to successfully transition to life outside of jail and prison and transform their

lifestyle and behavior to function successfully in a Christian community.

METHODS

The following elements are important components to the successful re-entry of a person back

into society after a jail or prison term.

1. There must be a place for them to live and begin their transition; includes family, friends,

and halfway house.

2. A strong family support system is very beneficial to facilitating transition and an aid to

transformation to societal norms.

3. It is beneficial for successful re-entry of a person into society to connect with a local

church, attend worship regularly, mid week service and get involved in some ministry.

4. To begin transformation of their life a person must not associate with persons who are old

friends with bad habits that may slow or stop the transformation.

5. A person recently released from jail or prison must begin form a lifestyle that avoids the

use of foul language and being respectful to others.

Education

Begin work to obtain a GED, an Associate degree, or attend a technical school.

Enroll in classes that may provide skills in computer programming or operation,

bookkeeping or other business skills, or some of the trades, such as carpentry, masonry

and other crafts.

Employment

With some assistance, each person must seek employment with the last company they

were employed if a position is available.

Explore job opportunities - Writing an effective resume, develop interviewing techniques,

networking and social media.

Seek employment from Career Centers, DVA Job Centers, and State Employment

Agency, and second chance programs.

Additional Rules for Success

As part of the transformation, wear a collared shirt with closed in shoes and solid colors.

For successful job hunting and joining the community, avoid loud colors, busy patterns,

baling and trendy styles. This means neat haircut or neatly press hair, and for men

trimmed mustache and beard.

The recently liberated person must wear apparel that does not include jeans, denim,

leggings, sweatshirts, tennis shoes, shorts, flip flops for any type of job search encounter.

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ROBERT POPE, NATIONAL VICE COMMISSIONER

GENERAL SECRETARY MINISTRY (2 CORINTHIANS 8:18-21)

PURPOSE

The purpose of the General Secretary Ministry is to provide support services for the National

Baptist Criminal Justice Commission. The support Services include but are limited to providing

the logistics and administrative tasks and activities needed to ensure successful operation of

meetings and events that support the National Baptist Criminal Justice Commission.

VISION

The General Secretary Ministry will use resources and tools to consistently establish an

operational and administrative environment. This environment will produce the expected goals

and objectives that will cause the Commission to move forward in an exceptional manner.

MISSION

The General Secretary Ministry mission is to provide services that include to aid in the strategic,

tactical and logistics planning for meetings, workshops, and sessions. Additionally, this ministry

develops budgets and performs financial management, and document development and

management. Interacts with the National Convention’s General Secretary’s staff, the finance

team and other administrative functions of the National Baptist Convention USA, Inc. Ensures

that the National Baptist Criminal Justice Commission function in accordance with the operating

standards, procedures and processes of the Convention, with all Federal, State and local laws and

regulations and with the Holy Scriptures.

METHODS The General Secretary Ministry will provide leadership in the performance of logistics and

administrative tasks and activities in accordance with the principles taught in the scriptures.

These tasks and activities must be performed with consistency and integrity.

1. Document Management - Develop meeting minutes and other records associated with the

National Baptist Criminal Justice Commission. Maintain the documentation, such as

booklets, brochures and other materials.

2. Budget Development - Work with the Commissioners and the Convention’s finance staff to

develop the Commissions budget and financial management processes. Establish and

maintain an accounting system, process and procedures that complies with the Convention’s

requirements and Commission’s needs

3. Plan and Facilitate Meetings - At the National Commissioner’s request schedule, plan and

facilitate in person and teleconference meetings with National Vice and Regional

Commissioners and others.

4. Interact with the National Staff - Interface and interact with the National Convention

General Secretary Staff to aid in the planning of national meetings and other events related to

the Convention and the Commission.

5. Establish a Communication System - As the National Baptist Criminal Justice Commission

expands throughout the Convention and this country, develop a communication system that

includes a web site, texting and teleconferences that supports Regional Commissioners and

supporters will provide information and directives.

6. Standard Operating Procedures - Develop and maintain a set of Standard Operating

Policies and Procedures for the National Baptist Criminal Justice Commission.