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"Sanford backs plan to put fewer non-violent offenders in prison"

By Douglas A. Berman

The title of this post is the headline of this new article concerning proposed prison reforms in South Carolina.  Here are the particulars: Gov. Mark Sanford formally threw his support behind a far-reaching sentencing reform bill Wednesday, a bill that supporters say will reduce the number of non-violent offenders in prison and save the state millions of dollars. "You can only squeeze so much blood from a turnip," Sanford said. "This really is a taxpayer issue." The 94-page bill is expected to reduce the state's projected prison population enough to negate the need for a new prison -- saving more than $400 million over five years. It's designed to increase training for nonviolent offenders to re-enter society without becoming repeat offenders...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on April 22, 2010 (boomark / email).