[Magdalen] Interesting article

[Roger Stokes]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-30275026 on the BBC website 
suggests that at least some Republicans have got the message that prison 
is expensive and ineffective for many minor criminals. A series of 
initiatives in Texas aimed at rehabilitating those who have fallen foul 
of the law is reducing the levels of crime and the cost of the criminal 
justice system.

Roger