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Senate Hearing TodaySubcommittee on Crime and Drugs

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The Subcommittee on Crime and Drugs of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing today, ?Exploring the National Criminal Justice Commission Act of 2009?  You can view the hearing webcast at the link.  It's scheduled to begin at 3:00 pm, EDT; 2:00 pm, CDT.The legislation would create a Presidential level blue-ribbon commission charged with conducting an 18-month, top-to-bottom review of the nation's criminal justice system.Senator Jim Webb of Virginia has posted, "Why We Must Reform Our Criminal Justice System," at Huffington Post to discuss the proposal.  Here's an extended excerpt:America's criminal justice system is broken. How broken? The numbers are stark: ? The United States has 5% of the world's population, yet possesses 25% of the world's prison population; ? More than 2...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on June 11, 2009 (boomark / email).