Big government liberals of the Greenstein variety absolutely love stupid projects like prison studies. Studies, panels, commissions, and other organized wastes of time allow liberals "to do" without actually accomplishing anything. It's form over function and they LOVE it! Think about it: why are so many lawyers also liberals? Because they enjoy process more than results! But even more than that, advisory panels are a preferred avenue to hand out fancy titles and generous sums of cash to politically connected moochers. There's no real tangible public benefit to these things. What could we possibly learn about prison life that's worth the immense taxpayer investment required to undertake this project? 

Nothing. That's not the point!

I want the Assembly GOP to question why this is a necessary expenditure during a financial crisis. Each prisoner profile is already in an easily searchable data form, folks. We know who is there, and we want them to stay there for as long as possible. If Linda has other ideas, then she should step forward and say so before any further consideration of this bill takes place. Otherwise, her prison study initiative should be put exactly where it belongs -- in a State House waste basket!