February 4, 2010
Federal Receiver J. Clark Kelso on prisons, privatization
J. Clark Kelso has a long history as a "fix-it" man in state government. In his latest assignment, as the federal receiver in charge of prison health care, he's been tasked with fixing a system so dysfunctional it's become a national symbol of what's wrong with corrections.
But the McGeorge Law School professor also has a long academic career under his belt. And it is in his role as a legal expert that we can find clues to his performance as a powerful prison overseer.
In his many years of writings for academic journals and also opining on legislation, a portrait emerges of a man with clear ideas about how we got into our current mess — and how we might get out of it. He has also shown a willingness to offer opinions that put him at odds with some of the most powerful institutions in the state, including judges, the Department of Corrections and the powerful state prison guards' union…
LINK - Capitolweekly.net
