yglesias.thinkprogress.org - 3/29/2009
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Jim Webb’s talked about prison reform before, and now is prepared to take action on the issue with a new bill . The introductory document notes that “with 5% of the world’s population, our country now houses 25% of the world’s reported prisoners” and “four ...
salon.com - 3/29/2009
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salon.com —
(updated below) There are few things rarer than
a major politician doing something that is genuinely courageous...
and principled, but Jim Webb's impassioned commitment to fundamental prison reform is exactly that. Webb's interest in the issue was ...
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Jim Webb's courage v. the "pragmatism" excuse for ...
webb.senate.gov - 3/27/2009
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With 5% of the world's population, our country
now houses 25% of the world's reported prisoners. Incarcerated...
drug offenders have soared 1200% since 1980. Four times as many mentally ill people are in prisons than in mental health hospitals. ...
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Senator Jim Webb
hamptonroads.com - 3/26/2009
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hamptonroads.com —
WASHINGTON Alarmed by prisons that are clogged with
mentally ill people, drug users and other non-violent offenders...
while well-armed gangs and drug lords often go unpunished, Virginia Sen. Jim Webb will launch a wide-ranging and politically risky ...
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Webb takes on next challenge: Nation's prison ...
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HorsesAss.Org —
... - Senator Jim Webb of Virginia is leading the effort to reform the criminal justice system. Webb has consistently been one of the loudest (and loneliest) voices on this issue, as other politicians often ...
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Daily Kos —
... media is just fascinated by Paul Krugman. Back when he was criticizing Bush policies, he was just another liberal, a "shrill" one, at that. As Boehlert says, "everyone would have been better off if the press had paid this much attention to Krugman's work between, say, 2002 and 2006." At HorsesAss, Lee has a good round-up of the week in criminal justice, and yes, legalization, news. Kudos to Jim Webb for an important, and politically challenging prison reform bill. The schools of Law and Journalism at the University of ...
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A Push for Prison Reform
politics.theatlantic.com 3/26/2009 — Sen. Jim Webb (D-VA) will launch an effort to reform the nation's prison system today at noon, his staff says, introducing a bill--the National Criminal Justice Act of 2009--that would create a bipartisan commission no reform. The commission would ...
Prison reform gets off to a good start —
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PRISON REFORM GETS OFF TO A GOOD START.... Sen. Jim Webb (D-Va.), speaking from the Senate floor last week, said, "Let's start with a premise that I don't think a lot of Americans are aware of. We have five percent...
On Sen. Webb's Bill Studying Criminal Justice Reform —
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Senator Jim Webb introduced the National Criminal Justice Act of 2009 on Friday (text of bill here pdf.) It would create a bipartisan commission to study the criminal justice and prison systems for 18 months, after which it would make recommendations. Lots of people are excited about it, ...
Webb eyes prison reform —
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WEBB EYES PRISON REFORM.... Back in December, Sen. Jim Webb (D-Va.) said he'd launch an initiative to reform the U.S. prison system in the spring. Here we are in late March, and Webb is right on time. Sen. Jim Webb...
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