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| Prison reform gets attention |
| By sfgate.com |
| Published: 04/29/2009 |
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The budget crisis has finally forced California's overburdened prison system to make changes. Matt Cate, California's prison secretary, is asking for reductions in the number of low-risk parolees and nonviolent prison inmates. The cost savings will be about $400 million. What took them so long? And might this finally be the catalyst to convince Californians that it's long past time to reform our prison system? There is no argument that the state prison system is desperately in need of changes. We have far more prisoners than any other state. Our recidivism rates are among the highest in the nation. We can't build prisons fast enough. The overcrowded conditions are so bad that they've landed our prison health-care system in federal receivership, and the entire prison system may join it. And apart from being inhumane, it's also far too expensive. We spend billions of dollars every year on our prison system - nearly $45,000 for each inmate. Read more. If link has expired, check the website of the article's original news source. |
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