Here is yet another example of inmates who were or would have been classified as low-risk or non-violent offenders before they were released from prison:
ANOTHER NON-VIOLENT NON-SERIOUS MURDERER
By Bob Walsh
PacoVilla Corrections blog
February 9, 2010
Howard Astoraga is from L. A. County and is 26 years old. He will almost certainly die in prison. He was found guilty on Monday of the murder of Roberto Lopez Jr., age 4, and sentenced to 82 years to life. He is a hard core gang member with three priors who, had he been up for consideration in the new early release program, would have met the criteria as his last conviction (before murdering the 4-year old) was for a non-violent non-serious offense.
The idea that the Department can predict those criminals who are not likely to be dangerous in the future is idiotic. Predicting those that probably WILL be dangerous is not so hard. Telling the public that they can predict future non-violent behavior is fundamentally dishonest.
1 comment:
I highly beleave that Astoroga is not a bad person..I belaeve that Atoroga is a case that was not heard out right..Dont get me wrong wat he did was something u cant for give but in this case it was a case where accidents happen I know that in his case he didnt deserve to get Life in prison howard was not a violent person he just happen to have done something at the wrong time where it caused an innocent lil boy his life..Howard is the only one to know wat it is to have tooken a inocente lil boys life beside thr lil boys parents..
I beleave that cuz of this he is capable of changeing his life around..I beleave he now knows gangs are not worth it i beleave for the simple fact he has kids of his own n from wat i seen how he treated my children and children arond him he is no where to b close to a danger to children.. Im not a close friend to him at all or im not a family member or an ex girlfriend or nor a gang member im just a person who got to meet him n know about him n the things he did how n who he grew up wit.. im not a gang member im just a person who beleaves that he is being judged cuz of how it looks but not as what it was...thats all.....Howard Astoroga stay strong n have faith in God..
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