Domingo Soto: Because Freedom Isn't Dumb

JUSTICE DESSERTS
"'We do not directly control the number of inmates that enter into our prison system,' wrote Mr. Ashcroft. 'An overall reduction of the magnitude included in the Senate bill — approximately $270 million below the request — would have a dramatic adverse impact on the staff and inmate safety at existing facilities.' (emphasis supplied by TALKLEFT)"
And, from one of TalkLeft's most astute readers:
Gee, John, do you think that perhaps the Department's history of pushing for increased sentencing guidelines, fighting departures, mandatory minimums, etc., might have something to do with the number of inmates in the prison system? The chickens come home to roost.
(TALKLEFT, unearthed by Paul Whitehurst)