Another View: Texas Gov. Perry's Shift on Pot Part of a Move Toward Justice

Another View: Texas Gov. Perry's shift on pot part of a move toward justice
Budget-minded state leaders crafted an alternative to perpetually feeding money into prison construction to warehouse non-violent offenders, rather than investing in drug treatment or better parole programs. The state offered more power to specialized …
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What does Texas know about prisons that we don't?
Texas has been so successful with changes to the probation system and drug treatment programs that officials have closed three state prisons in recent years, said DeVore, now a vice president at the Texas Public Policy Foundation and part of the …
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Texas leads the way in needed criminal justice reforms
Budget-minded state leaders crafted an alternative to perpetually feeding money into prison construction to warehouse non-violent offenders, rather than investing in drug treatment or better parole programs. The state offered more power to specialized …
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