Thomas Druce is about to go home.

I'm sure he is thrilled, and his wife and three children are, too. Prison is no place to spend your life.

The one-time rising-star Republican lawmaker from Bucks County will be paroled March 13 after serving exactly half of his maximum four-year sentence for striking a homeless man with his state-issued SUV and then fleeing and covering his tracks for months.

Justice, the parole board ruled, has been served.

I agree there is no compelling reason to keep the disgraced state representative behind bars. He is not dangerous; he poses no threat to anyone; his bunk is best opened up for someone who does.

All of that, however, is a far cry from justice served.