Daily Archives: August 5, 2009

In a sane society, an increase in arrests would be seen as a sign of failure. We treat it like scoring points in a basketball game and give out bonuses.

That’s Kevin Drum in Mother Jones: California’s Prison Disaster. A nice little piece about the prison mess A combination of dumb drug laws, dysfunctional parole policies, “three strikes” laws passed by initiative, an endless procession of tougher-than-thou politicians, and a … Continue reading →