Unfortunately, when I said releasing prisoners early from state prison was a dangerous idea, I was right.
This afternoon, the Sacramento Bee reported:
"One of the inmates the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department released early as part of an effort to reduce the state’s prison population was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of attempted rape, less than 24 hours after getting out of jail."
The idea of releasing prisoners early is a bad idea. We might save some money from the early release idea, but innocent people are going to pay the price in another way — their safety and security, and heaven forbid, with their lives.
I’m not sure how the people who voted for this bill can sleep at night.
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