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Wednesday, November 11, 2026Nov 11

Opinion: Profiles in criminal reform courage — Bill Lee vs. Coty Wamp


This week we watched two elected Republicans in action as it relates to crimes and sentencing — or at least crimes and adjudication.

First let’s look at the highest-ranking official — Gov. Bill Lee.

The governor, with whom we do not always agree, has our admiration on at least this one thing — his heart and initiatives toward helping people who’ve fallen afoul of the law and want to right themselves and their lives.

Even before he was governor, as a volunteer for a faith-based group that worked with prison inmates, Lee made criminal justice reform issues a priority.