"US panel considers alternatives to prison; Minimum terms faulted as inmate population jumps" by Darryl Fears, Washington Post | October 13, 2008
WASHINGTON - If the commission moves ahead with recommending alternatives to Congress, it would send a signal to state sentencing commissions and legislatures, and could pave the way for a major expansion of drug courts.
The courts operate under similar principles: At sentencing, a judge gives nonviolent offenders the option of going to prison or entering a rigorous treatment program, where they submit to frequent tests and supervision. --more--"
More Sig Heil fascism.
