‘They’re letting out people they shouldn’t let out,’ Mich. prosecutor says
In the rush to save money in grim budgetary times, states nationwide have trimmed their prison populations by expanding parole programs and early releases. But the result — more convicted felons on the streets, not behind bars — has unleashed a backlash, and state officials now find themselves trying to maneuver between saving money and maintaining the public’s sense of safety.
In February, lawmakers in Oregon temporarily suspended a program they had expanded last year to let prisoners, for good behavior, shorten their sentences (and to save $6 million) after an anticrime group aired radio advertisements portraying the outcomes in alarming tones. “A woman’s asleep in her own apartment,” a narrator said. “Suddenly, she’s attacked by a registered sex offender and convicted burglar.”
In Illinois, Gov. Patrick J. Quinn, a Democrat, described as “a big mistake” an early release program that sent some convicts who had committed violent crimes home from prison in a matter of weeks. Of more than 1,700 prisoners released over three months, more than 50 were soon accused of new violations.
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7 comments:
What do the three states mentioned all have in common?
They are all run by dumbocrats.
Instead of releasing them why don't they cut the services provided to prisoners and save the money. Cut out the baseball fields, the weight rooms, all the amenities afforded them. They are in prison to be punished not catered to like it's a 5 star hotel. Treat them like prisoners, make them work and give them a cell. No perks.
Deport the low threat illegal immigrant prisoners and it would save billions.
Don't we have some island way out in the middle of nowhere that we can just air drop em all on in their prison jump suits and a bottle of water.
You will never get rid of Gen-Pop, there are generations of them now and more keep coming. There are truely two societies at play here. One cares about right & wrong and the other doesnt. How do you fix it? I dont know but it probably starts when they are little kids.
sounds like some of these are career criminals, they get out, create havoc just to get back in where they get 3 squares/day, and don't have to do much. take away all the frills they have, they live better than a lot of us and we are free!!
This is a very good idea, let the criminals out of prison and the next time they committ a crime, maybe they will be shot dead and save all of us some moola.
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