Allen Beck Quotes

You get this local culture that develops in the legal system, these tough-on-crime judges -- usually former prosecutors -- who won't consider alternatives. Well, guess what, they end up with an alternative anyway, and that's letting them walk through the door early because of overcrowding. How is that tough on crime?

- Allen Beck

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You get this local culture that develops in the legal system, these tough-on-crime judges -- usually former prosecutors -- who won't consider alternatives. Well, guess what, they end up with an alternative anyway, and that's letting them walk through the door early because of overcrowding. How is that tough on crime? - Allen Beck