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OpEd: New law only adds sense
By The Clarion-Ledger
Published: 04/09/2008

MISSISSIPPI - The new law that would lessen prison time for nonviolent offenders shouldn't cause panic, but should reassure taxpayers by returning common sense to sentencing.

It's true that nearly 7,000 inmates could be eligible for parole under a bill Gov. Haley Barbour signed into law Monday. But that doesn't mean 7,000 inmates will be paroled. Read more.

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