Tuesday, March 15, 2005

Mfume is a bright exception to a dismal rule / Baltimore Sun, 15 Mar 2005

http://digbig.com/4cxpg
" It says that the current approach to crime is all wrong, that Maryland's increasing prison population has gotten us nowhere, that neighborhoods drained of young black felons remain dangerous because they are simply replaced by a new round of hopeless criminals. "

Maryland's Overuse of incarceration and the Impact on Public Safety
Jason Ziedenberg & Eric Lotke
PDF - http://www.justicepolicy.org/downloads/TIPPINGPOINTREPORT305.pdf