Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Mr. Simpson, I just want to thank you for your comments. I think you articulated very well what all of us around this table are looking at, which is the right balance between true accountability and protecting victims and innocent people, but also helping those individuals who are incarcerated. I think all of us would agree with your statement, and I want to thank you for making it. It's something I think all of us can look back on in this study.
I want to shift gears for a moment. With your expertise, when you look at individuals who are working in correctional facilities--staff and guards--can you talk a little bit about some of the increased pressures and stress and very immense challenges they face every day when they go to work? They're not only in a setting where they're dealing with people who have broken the law, but they're also dealing with a large percentage of individuals who are addicted to drugs, and it's not only the addictions, but also the gangs and the very dangerous activities that surround those addictions. Can you talk a little bit about the cost to society and about rehabilitation in prison? Because we have guards and staff who are under tremendous pressure and probably dealing with a lot of their own issues. Can you just tell us what they might be dealing with, from your experience?