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Senator Proposes National Panel By Sandhya Somashekhar Washington
Post Staff Writer Monday, December 29, 2008; B01 Somewhere...
along the meandering career path that led James Webb to the U.S. Senate , he found himself in the frigid interior of a ...
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Webb Sets His Sights On Prison Reform
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Prison Reform on Senate Agenda?
Hit & Run —
Good on Sen. Jim Webb (D-Va.): This spring, Webb (D-Va.) plans to introduce legislation on a long-standing passion of his: reforming the U.S. prison system. Jails teem with young black men who later struggle to rejoin society, he says. Drug addicts and the mentally ill take up cells that would be better used for violent criminals. And politicians have failed to address this costly problem for fear of being labeled "soft on crime." It is a gamble for Webb, a fiery and cerebral Democrat from a staunchly law-and-order state. Virginia abolished ...
Prison Reform on Senate Agenda?
The Agitator —
Good on Sen. Jim Webb (D-Va.):
This spring, Webb (D-Va.) plans to introduce legislation on a long-standing passion of his: reforming the U.S. prison system. Jails teem with young black men who later struggle to rejoin society, he says. Drug addicts and the mentally ill take up cells that would be better used for violent criminals. And politicians have failed to address this costly problem for fear of being labeled “soft on crime.”
It is a gamble for Webb, a fiery and cerebral Democrat from a staunchly law-and-order state. Virginia ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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latimes.com 11/10/2008 — Some believe Latinos can help change the state from red to blue.
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outsidethebeltway.com 12/31/2008 — My wife Kimberly woke me a little before 2 yesterday morning to inform me that her water had broken and that it was time to drive her to the hospital. After 12 hours of trying naturally, another 14 of trying with the aid of an inducing drug, and two ...
Webb: Pot legalization 'on the table' in prison reform effort
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