Boston Magazine has the article Criminal Justice Reform Just Might Have a New Champion.

Democrat hopeful for Governor Juliette Kayyem does not have all the solutions to overhauling the ailing criminal justice system in Massachusetts, but at least she’s put her ideas into a campaign platform. And right now, her ideas for potential reforms seem to be the only ones out there in the gubernatorial race.

The Kayyem web site has the page Reforming the Criminal Justice System which is what this article is talking about.  Below I quote just one of the bullet points from her web page.

Decrease overly lengthy incarceration for non-violent technical violations.

This is not a “soft on crime” plan, as I read it.

We are well beyond believing that criminal justice reform is “soft on crime.” Juliette, who has confronted criminal conduct throughout her career in homeland and national security, knows that those words are just fear tactics. Criminal justice reform is about preparing prisoners who have served their time for re-entry into our state. It is about preparing our communities and our state for a different approach to crime and crime prevention. It is about our progressive politics and our humane treatment. Juliette will push for the more comprehensive overhaul that Massachusetts deserves.

The web page mentions some ideas that I have since found on the web The Justice Reinvestment Initiative: Experiences from the States and Justice Reinvestment State Brief : Texas.  I don’t usually associate Texas with progressive ideas on criminal justice, so I am going to have to read this.  Below is a brief excerpt from the Brief on Texas.