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Movement conservatives need to get 'right on crime'

There's a notable op ed in the Washington Post today by Newt Gingrich and Pat Nolan, declaring: "We urge conservative legislators to lead the way in addressing an issue often considered off-limits to reform: prisons. Several states have recently shown that they can save on costs without compromising public safety by intelligently reducing their prison populations." They're endorsing the Right on Crime campaign launched last month in D.C. by the Texas Public Policy Foundation, calling for "common-sense left-right agreement on an issue that has kept the parties apart for decades." And they cite Texas' example as one for other conservative states to emulate:We can no longer afford business as usual with prisons. The criminal justice system is broken, and conservatives must lead the way in fixing it...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on January 07, 2011 (boomark / email).