Saturday, July 10, 2010

Releasing Felons

Another Doyle gift… more felons on the streets.

Under the early-release program, Corrections Secretary Rick Raemisch has the authority to release nonviolent inmates who have less than a year left on their sentences and meet certain criteria. So far, Raemisch has approved the release of 45 felons through the program.

But the number of inmates released each month through early release has plummeted since January, when 29 inmates were released, agency records show.

Since then, 16 inmates have been released, with only two inmates let out in February and March.

Melissa Roberts, executive assistant to Raemisch, said the early-release numbers are down because more inmates are being released on different tracks associated with the reforms, including the Earned Release Review Commission, formerly the parole board, which has released 113 inmates.

(1) Comments
Posted by Owen at 1234 hrs
Law + Politics + Politics - Wisconsin

  1. I’d like to return my governor please…
    Where would you like him?

    Anywhere is fine, just don’t put him near the drain, he may ooze down into it.

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on July 10, 2010 at 1246 hrs


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