For an advance copy of Jim Webb's Parade Magazine article, "What's Wrong With Our Prisons?", please click here or on the image above. The bottom line, according to Webb, is that "America’s criminal justice system has deteriorated to the point that it is a national disgrace" and "We need to fix the system." I couldn't agree more, and I thank Senator Webb for having the "won't back down" attitude to take on this politically risky issue.
P.S. On Thursday, Senator Webb introduced the "National Criminal Justice Commission Act of 2009" - bipartisan legislation that will create a blue-ribbon commission to conduct an 18-month, top-to-bottom review of the entire u.S. criminal justice system and to offer concrete recommendations for reform.
