“In Texas, 35 years usually means less than 5 behind bars”
You need bring the receipts on that.
I find it hard to believe.
Served on a jury that gave a guy 40 years. After the trial the judge, prosecutor and defense attorney came in to brief us. We were shocked to find out that with parole laws, credit for “good behavior” and credit for time served, the guy would be back on the streets while in a little over 3 years.
All the 40 year sentence accomplished was to make him the responsibility of the department of corrections for the next 40 years. Which means they don’t need a trial to put him back in prison but realistically it also means TDC can keep him out on the streets because another trial isn’t forcing him back in.
Official statistics are garbage because there are lots of ways to put prisoners back on the streets while they are still officially “in prison “.
Not only that, judges simply let criminals go all the time.