Rounding up a few notable recent commentaries

Will I was on the road last week, I saw a lot of interesting commentaries that I might have blogged had I had regular internet access. Instead, now that I am back on-line, I will be content with this round-up of commentary headlines and links:

David Eads, "Too Many Politicians Misuse and Abuse Crime Data"

Craig DeRoche, "The Church Should Push Federal Criminal Justice Reform Bill to the Finish Line"

Tim Head, "FIRST STEP Act is smart legislation — perfect for prison reform"

Glenn Harlan Reynolds, "The next step in criminal justice reform is fewer laws"

Bruce Western, "Violent offenders, often victims themselves, need more compassion and less punishment"