"Prison Overcrowding, Rising Costs Prompt Surprising Reforms"
WBUR
By David Boeri
March 30, 2011
"These are heady days on the Republican right. One leading conservative is calling for “zero prison growth,” while [Newt] Gingrich wants to divert low-level drug offenders away from prison and into alternative treatment and job training."
"'They have real evidence in a number of states that if you do the right things and you do it the right way, you save lives, you reduce the crime rate, and you save the taxpayer money,' he said.
Read the full story from WBUR with comments from Len Engel
