Prison Reform -- Finally, Some Sanity

On a day when Frankfort lost its mind due to coal, it came to its senses about prisons.

The House passed a prison reform bill that moves low-level drug offenders into treatment rather than prison, strengthens the parole system by linking offenders with community resources, and reinvests the savings into treatment programs.

The most encouraging phrase in the entire C-J story is "months of work by a bipartisan task force." This shows that it is possible to make progress in government, but it takes both hard work and bipartisan cooperation. This bill was not a shoot-from-the-hip wonder to win votes; it was a well-crafted bill that aims to make a bad situation better.

I'm quick to point out when our elected officials act like spoiled children on a sugar high, so it's only fair to point out when they actually act like adults. Congrats to all, both Dems and Reps, who served on the task force, and to all who worked to make this happen.