?The surest way to get sentencing reform is to over-incarcerate white people. All of a sudden, folks want to talk about redemption.?
Minnesota State Rep. Keith Ellison, a Democrat and one of only two blacks in the legislature, on a new early release program championed by Republican legislators as white convicts move into the majority of Minnesota prison inmates due to surging incarceration of sex and methamphetamine offenders Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune Thanks to Becca for tuning me in to this site: http://www.governing.com/quotes.htm Nikki Carlson Linden Hills REMINDERS: 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http://www.e-democracy.org/rules. If you think a member is in violation, contact the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[email protected] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
