He talked about working together for sustainable communities. Mr. Jordan started by saying that people are part of the environment. To build sustainable communities, you have to look at the needs of both the people and the environment. Mr. Jordan said that our leaders need to empower the people of our communities. He said that life in some of our cities is like a fast running river.
Some people make it on their own.
Some can make it with a little help from someone downstream. Others get washed out to sea, and never have a chance to live. What we must do is travel further upstream, and find out how they're getting in the water to start with. Jails are basically warehouses for people that have committed crimes. In the U.S. there are hundreds of thousands of inmates in these jails.