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Did any Tea Party protests complain about wasteful criminal justice spending?

By Douglas A. Berman

The title of this post is prompted in part by this press release from Families Against Mandatory Minimums, which is headlined "On Tax Day, FAMM Tells Fiscal Watchdogs Not to Overlook Wasteful Prison Spending; Growing Population of Nonviolent Inmates Pushes BOP Budget over $6 Billion."  Here are excerpts: Leading taxpayer advocates in Washington and across the states have begun speaking out about the high cost of misguided sentencing policies. In testimony before the House Judiciary?s Crime Subcommittee, Americans for Tax Reform President Grover Norquist said, ?Viewed through the skeptical eye I train on all other government programs, I have concluded that mandatory minimum sentencing policies are not worth the high cost to America?s taxpayers...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on April 16, 2010 (boomark / email).