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| OpEd: Reforms driven by crunch |
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| Published: 04/10/2008 |
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PENNSYLVANIA - Since the Nixon era, politicians could not go wrong at the polls by being tough on crime. In fact, anyone who argued that imprisonment should also address education and rehabilitation instead of simply locking up offenders and throwing away the key was usually scorned as being soft on crime. And don’t even think about advocating early parole for good behavior or probation. The results of this tough-on-crime stance are overcrowded county jails and state and federal prisons with aging populations and recidivism rates that add to costs. Pennsylvania lawmakers are now dealing with those legacy costs. The Associated Press reports the House has passed a series of bills that are designed to ease inmate overcrowding and undertake other related reforms. Read more. If link has expired, check the website of the article's original news source. |
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