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Lifers in prison are all either murderers, rapists or the most vicious of criminals. Do you want any of them on the street again? Apparently some do.
"When a survey commissioned by an inmates-advocacy group asked lifers about their interaction with the state parole board, the results were startling: Of the 300 inmates questioned, eight had been given release dates. Only two of those eight were granted parole by the board. The other six went to the courts, which ordered the board to reconsider the cases, to obtain their dates.
The law provides for certain types of lifers to apply for release dates and grants the authority over those cases to the Board of Parole Hearings (BPH). The board only hears cases involving lifers."
Now, these folks want to expedite the parole of really, really bad people. How silly are these folks? "But the head of a prisoners’ rights group called the Life Support Alliance contends the board does not adhere to the law, but rather uses its authority to unfairly deny release dates.
It is an issue that does not draw much public support – incarcerated criminals have few advocates in the outside world, and those sentenced to life have fewer still. Increasingly tougher sentencing and longer periods between parole hearings mean relatively few inmates are actually released, even if they are eligible under the law for dates."
Imagine, advocates for murderers! Guess they have never been victims. In the 1980's we had a phrase, "a conservative is a liberal who has been mugged".
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"When a survey commissioned by an inmates-advocacy group asked lifers about their interaction with the state parole board, the results were startling: Of the 300 inmates questioned, eight had been given release dates. Only two of those eight were granted parole by the board. The other six went to the courts, which ordered the board to reconsider the cases, to obtain their dates.
The law provides for certain types of lifers to apply for release dates and grants the authority over those cases to the Board of Parole Hearings (BPH). The board only hears cases involving lifers."
Now, these folks want to expedite the parole of really, really bad people. How silly are these folks? "But the head of a prisoners’ rights group called the Life Support Alliance contends the board does not adhere to the law, but rather uses its authority to unfairly deny release dates.
It is an issue that does not draw much public support – incarcerated criminals have few advocates in the outside world, and those sentenced to life have fewer still. Increasingly tougher sentencing and longer periods between parole hearings mean relatively few inmates are actually released, even if they are eligible under the law for dates."
Imagine, advocates for murderers! Guess they have never been victims. In the 1980's we had a phrase, "a conservative is a liberal who has been mugged".
More...