July 20, 2009
Calif. Leaders Urged to Reform Costly Prison System
The leader of a Christian organization dedicated to criminal justice reform is urging California's "irresponsible leaders" to pull the state's prisons out of the vicious cycle they've been in over the past decade or two.
"Even 'tough on crime' Texas has made dramatic changes that will reduce their prison population by punishing many offenders in the community, where they have access to treatment programs, and are close to their families and work," noted Prison Fellowship Vice President Pat Nolan, who leads Justice Fellowship, Prison Fellowship's public policy arm.
"California on the other hand is going in the opposite direction," he added in a commentary that appeared this week in the Huffington Post…
LINK - ChristianPost.com
