Has The Tide Really Turned?

At the Joint Budget Committee meeting Bill Ritter actually talked about putting money into schools and our new governor said he would push to reduce prison spending, with rehabilitation and other programs focused on reducing the return rate of prison inmates.

Ritter said reducing fast-growing prison costs would give the state more money for other programs such as higher education and human services, which are vulnerable to budget cuts.

Democratic legislative leaders also have made reduction of the prison system's recidivism rate a priority this session.

You may have to pinch me soon.
Denver Post article

BTW if you have time to read today's Corrections Sentencing, they really lay out the issue well.