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B.Rangel(D-N.Y.)on May 16introduced the“Correctional Alternatives Act of1989,\"which would provide for the establishmentof a Federal discretionary grant program to assiststate efforts in instituting new and innovative alter-natives to imprisonment.  \n“American prisons today are not doing the jobof rehabilitating prisoners or deterring futurecrime,\"Rangel said at a news conference.\"Weare in effect warehousing prisoners at incrediblecosts and when they come out the simply are bet-ter criminals.At an average cost of $50 a day perinmate we are spending over $300 million a dayon a system that is not working and has failed usmiserably.We need to explore a new approach.”  \nPresident Bush,in his May 15 address oncrime,concentrated on prisons and incarceratingcriminals,but this approach won't work,Rangelargues.  \n\"Punishment and preventing recidivism areseen as the answer to the problem of the prisonpopulation sitting around doing nothing exceptmaking license plates,”Rangel said.“The realanswer to avoid continuing incarceration andrecidivism is through programs that begin to traininmates to be productive citizens.  \n“Even if we build more prisons as the Presi-dent proposes,why should we not require that  \nMay 31,1989  \nIN THIS ISSUE                   \nCORRECTIONALALTERNATIVES ACT:Would Give States $200 Million  \nFor Job Training Programs…      ……   ……1JOB LISTINGS…           …         .2  \n# D.C.:Airport Security Jobs Held By Convicts………3NYC:More WomenOfficers\n\nTell Of Threats Over Pregnancies……………   …3EXECUTIONS:Conducted In Three States…    …4SPICY FOOD:Calms Rebellious Inmates…  ………5ELECTRONIC PAROLE:Effective In California.……6DELAWARE:Sentencing Act Not Working?………6MASSACHUSETTS:Officers  \nSue To End Overcrowding…             ……7TEXAS:Fired Parole Officers Rehired…        …7KANSAS:New DOC Chief Chosen…         …8IN THE COURTS…   …  …   ……  …8U.S.:Incarceration Rate High…  ……     …9AIDS:Free Seminar Scheduled……     ………10  \nN.Y.:Calm Returns To Prison…             …10OREGON:Feds Open Prison        …   …10  \nCURE CONVENTION COMING UPI  \nCitizens United for Rehabilitation of Errants(CURE)will hold its Second National Convention June 10-13 inWashington,D.C.CURE,which lobbies for legislation toensurejust treatment for prisoners,victims and their fami-lies,will conduct numerous workshops during the conven-tion,covering such topics as lobbying for criminal justicereform;what really works in drug treatment;abolition ofthe death penalty;inmate programming sex offendertreatment;women prisoners;mentally handicapped in-mates;AIDSin prison;post-release services;correctionalaccreditation;and much more.Registration is $20.Formore information,contact:Charles or Pauline Sullivan,CURE National Office,1115th St,N.E.,Suite\\#6,Washington,DC 20002.Phone:202-543-8399.  \n# CORRECTIONS DIGEST\n\nwhen inmates are released they return to society asbrick layers,electricians,painters,carpenters andskilled in other trades?”he asked.  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