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Media discussion on eliminating state jails lacks nuance

Coupla more stories on the possibility of revamping state jails to become more like intermediate sanctions facilities for probationers instead of little min-prisons:McReynolds advocating state jail changes, Lufkin Daily News, July 11Texas jails: Fine-tune and fund, don't scrap, Austin American Statesman, July 8 The second piece is an unsigned staff editorial from the Statesman that somewhat confusedly advocates against something no one has suggested. It's fine to review state jails for ways to improve them, they say, but "We can't, however, imagine that any such review would show cause to shut [state jails] down." Though it's unstated, the editorial seems to be expressing a vague fear that perhaps the Travis State Jail could be closed, arguing for nothing specific except to say that state jails shouldn't be "scrapped...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on July 11, 2010 (boomark / email).