A campaign to keep criminals from going back to prison after their release is now underway.

The NAACP launched its “One Million Jobs Campaign” on Saturday night at Foxwoods.

The goal is to help African-Americans get jobs once they are released from jail.

The hope to to cut down on the number of people who go back to prison for committing another crime.

“We have to continue to fight. Fight against mass incarceration and fight against mandatory sentencing laws both in state and federal levels,” explained keynote speaker Judge Greg Mathis.