Defending his “Justice Reinvestment” plan — for which he says he’s not asking the Ledge for any money — the governor strongly rejects “false arguments” about how it may threaten public safety (as City Prosecutor Keith Kaneshiro has pointedly said).

Abercrombie, who never misses a chance to observe that he is a former parole officer, said that the data-driven “JRI” (as it’s called) will in fact make communities safer and bring families back together.

The governor is VERY passionate about this, too; should JRI be implemented successfully, it will be a major accomplishment for his administration.