The GOP Eases Up on Prisons
Source: Business Week
Canion may never have gone to prison under proposed reforms backed by Georgia Governor Nathan Deal, one of many Republicans across the country looking to reduce state corrections spending by softening sentencing laws. On Feb. 27, the state’s GOP-led House of Representatives introduced legislation that calls for special courts to steer drug users into rehab, which Deal says is cheaper than a jail sentence. “We must focus on transforming our corrections system into … a place where low-level offenders are reclaimed and restored to society as functioning members of the community, working to support their own families, and paying taxes,” Deal said last month in a speech to state lawmakers.
Read more: http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2012-03-01/the-gop-eases-up-on-prisons?campaign_id=rss_null
Sounds like a politician.....and paying taxes......
= new reply since forum marked as read
