"A glorified patronage mill," that's how Assemblyman Peter Barnes describes the state's Victims of Crime Compensation Board (VCCB) which was designed to use monetary penalties that were imposed on criminals to help compensate their victims for their pain and suffering. He says, "Instead of protecting and advocating for crime victims, the board too often came under fire for being concerned about maintaining its status quo of bloated salaries." Under a bill Barnes is co-sponsoring in the Assembly, the VCCB would be streamlined to consist of an executive director and an unpaid hearing board advisory panel. The current chairman of the...