If you find it disturbing that 1 in every 31 adults in America are under correctional supervision (and you should), then you will probably find it downright startling to learn that 1 in every 13 adults in Georgia is in the corrections system.

A new ediotorial in the citizen notes that Georgia has more adults under correctional supervision than any other state.  Where there are problems, however, there are also opportunities, and this editorial argues that is up to Georgia’s new governor, Nathan Deal, to seize this opportunity.

http://www.thecitizen.com/blogs/marc-levin/11-23-2010/incoming-governor-it%E2%80%99s-time-%E2%80%98new-deal%E2%80%99-criminal-justice