In February 2017, armed robber Sheirod Saunders had served less than three years of an eight-year prison sentence when a judge ordered him released to a drug and alcohol rehabilitation center in Baltimore.
Saunders promptly escaped from the unsecured facility, authorities say. He scooped up bags holding the belongings of other patients, they say, ran out the front door, jumped into a light green car and headed off. They’ve been searching for him ever since.
Across the state, dozens of inmates convicted of violent crimes — carjackings, shootings and attempted murder — are using a Maryland law intended to help addicted offenders get drug treatment to win early release, sometimes years before they are eligible for parole. Now some officials are objecting.
“We have very serious, high-risk offenders receiving sentencing modifications and absconding from treatment,” says Lisa Smith, director of policy and legislative affairs for the Baltimore State’s Attorney’s Office. “That is a very serious public safety concern for us.”
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3 comments:
If they kept the drugs out of prisons they wouldn't need treatment.If they have gone cold turkey for 5 or 6 years and they go back on drugs when they get out treatment wouldn't have done them any good anyway. But you probably couldn't explain that to a bleeding heart liberal.
Prisons are bursting at the seams.
And with Hogan's Justice Reinvestment Act, this will be happening all the time.
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