Becks Breaks ‘NY Inmates To Work For Community Organizations’ Story
Glenn has just broken (in my estimation) the story about how the NY Constitution has been amended to allow prison inmates to work outside the walls for non-profit organizations through a link to Van Jones. Part 1: Starting at 3:55 Part 2: New York Prisoner Volunteer Proposal, Proposal 2 (2009) The New York Prisoner Volunteer Proposal, Proposal 2 appeared on the November 3, 2009 ballot in New York as a legislatively-referred constitutional amendment. The proposal suggested authorizing the New York Legislature to allow prisoners to perform volunteer work for nonprofit organizations. A nonprofit organization is defined as an organization that…