Item: Idaho ranks 2nd in percentage incarcerated, on probation or parole/Dallas News

More Info: One in 31 Americans is in prison, in jail or on parole or probation, at an annual cost of $47 billion in 2008, according to a new report. Texas ranked among the five states with the highest rate of adults under correctional supervision, one in 22, according to the Pew Center on the States report, released Monday. The top five were Georgia, the leader with one of every 13 adults, Idaho, Texas, Massachusetts and Ohio. Those with lowest rates were New Hampshire, Maine, West Virginia, Utah and North Dakota.

Question: Should this report prompt Idaho lawmakers to review laws and sentencing guidelines to reduce the number of individuals in the penal system and cut costs?