Criminal Justice Reform Movement

I think that most all of us realize that something has to be done here in Georgia as to the ever-growing number of persons incarcerated in our state’s jails and prisons – we taxpayers can only afford to support so many folks behind bars – yet how do we strike a balance between those who most definitely need to be jailed as opposed to those who possibly can be helped to get their lives straightened out through court-monitored rehab programs. This is a huge problem with no straight forward answers – but I am glad to see the state beginning to look at this huge budgetary and public safety problem. Story at AJC.

Creative Loafing has a very informative article on this same subject – click on the PDF link under the “Criminal Justice” section to see the lengthy, but informative report from the state.