Wednesday, August 15, 2012

Texas says rise in paroles gives state bragging rights

Officials say reforms are 'smart on crime' and save money.

Texas continues a steady march away from its Old West image of being tough on crime to one that state leaders now call "smart on crime" and even fiscally "right on crime."

Nothing makes that more apparent than the Texas Board of Pardons and Parole's newly released bragging rights: More prisoners were paroled this past fiscal year than any other year in the past decade, and fewer parolees are being sent back.  Read more...

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