Illinois release of 1,000 prisoners will only save State $1 million, further strain parole agencies

PDOP ^ | 09/19/09 | J Brown

[Jabrown]

On Friday the Department of Corrections and Governor Quinn released the framework of an early release program the Governor claims is necessary due to the State's budgetary crisis. According to the Department of Corrections, the State will release approximately 1,000 "low level, non-violent" prisoners over the course of the next several months...

[dalebert]

apart from raising the crime rate wht good does this do

[mo]

They’ll each easily cost society 1000.00 on the outside...within weeks...

[A. Morgan]

... and why not give ‘em each a gun on the way out! grrr

[hometoroost]

Great, just what they need more Aldermen on the street.

[ElectronVolt]

"The day I get outta prison, my own brother picks me up in a *police* car!" --"Joliet" Jake Blues

[Tunehead54]

The money quote: "In addition, the Department will receive an additional $2 million to establish and fund the program to divert future convicts from the prison system and utilize community-based programs."

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• What is a future convict?
  
• Is this backdoor funding for Acorn?
  
• Is there one convict likely to be released that Obummer needs in his administration?
  Inquiring minds want to know ... ;-)