Lowering Security Of Prisoners Leads To More Escapes
by Bob Walsh
Yes, it is indeed a major discovery. Lowering the security of prisoners, especially prisoners prone to violence, leads to more escapes.
Last year there were 50 escapes from state custody. Many of these were from community re-entry facilities where now all but the most highly dangerous prisoners spend their last year of custody before being released.
Back in 2014 the formerly great state of California decided that enhanced preparation for re-entry would be a good thing. Some education, job hunting skills, that sort of thing. Trouble is it is difficult, maybe even impossible, to impart this information to the client base if they leave.
Also, what CA considers to be a not particularly violent or dangerous inmate may surprise you. Armed carjacking, that's OK. Beating the shit out of your old lady, that's OK. False imprisonment with violence, that's OK. Extortion by violence or threat of violence, that's OK.
But that's OK, 50 a year isn't TOO BAD I guess.
2 comments:
50 a year? What a joke. Chances are they commit a felony almost immediately after the escape in their attempt to remain free. California's social experiment with inmate release is a dismal failure. It might as well be called The Prisoner Honor System instead of DOC.
I don't get you sometimes Bob.
I mean, We all know that someone convicted of a non violent offense is a "non violent felon" and therefore incapable of doing violence to anyone. Even those who plead down from more serious stuff are officially "non violent." All they need to be contributing members of society is an anger management course, an education, and a good job when they get out. I know this because a school teacher on the corrections One Blog told me so.
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