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| Oregon pays $30K per prison inmate per year |
| By kval.com - AP |
| Published: 12/30/2011 |
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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A draft report by Gov. John Kitzhaber's Commission on Public Safety says ballot measures instead of business principles have come to dominate prison sentencing in Oregon and that needs to change. "Public safety demands a shift from using the heart to guide our investments to using rational business-like approaches," according to the report, which is to be submitted to the governor on Friday. The commission has been charged with examining long-term planning efforts on sentencing and public safety, specifically the felony sentencing system. It will require balancing the will of the voters, who have twice approved expensive mandatory minimum sentencing ballot measures, with scarce state dollars. Read More. |
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