Don't you know? Talkin' 'Bout a Revolution, It Starts Like a Whisper.

More good news, confirming the general trend that the financial crisis is beginning to push the punitive pendulum in the opposite direction.

The death penalty is quietly losing its grip in the American penal landscape. One reason: Costs.

A ballot initiative to reform Three Strikes is in the works. One reason: Costs.

And finally, the tables are starting to turn.