Mayors back Webb's criminal justice reform legislation | Richmond Times-Dispatch

Mayors back Webb's criminal justice reform legislation Richmond Times-Dispatch

"The U.S. Conference of Mayors is putting its weight behind sweeping criminal justice reform legislation proposed by Sen. Jim Webb, D-Va.

Webb's National Criminal Justice Commission Act would create a bipartisan commission to conduct an 18-month review of each facet of the nation's criminal justice system with a goal of reshaping and reforming it completely.

The legislation was first introduced in 2009 and cleared the U.S. House last year, but was blocked in the Senate. Webb reintroduced the legislation Feb. 8."