Sen. Webb Honored for Work On Prison Reform

Our Senator, Jim Webb, has been honored by The Atlantic as a "Brave thinker" for taking on the issue of prison reform.



The amazing thing in this video is the chart illustrating massive escalation in incarceration since the Reagan revolution, which started using the criminal justice situation to manage public health problems like mental illness and drug addiction. Billions of dollars and tens of millions of imprisoned Americans later, things are not better. Instead, states are going bankrupt trying to keep their prisons running.

Thank you Senator Webb, for taking on this important issue. We all hope your colleagues listen.

(With a tip-o-the-hat to Blue Virginia.)