Posted on 04/24/2020 3:43:23 AM PDT by Libloather
In a 5-4 vote Thursday, the state Supreme Court of Washington rejected a lawsuit calling for the release of thousands of inmates to help stem the spread of the coronavirus, according to reports.
Those narrowly missing a shot at freedom included Gary Ridgway, the so-called “Green River Killer,” who in 2003 was sentenced to life in prison after confessing to killing as many as 49 women in the 1980s, Seattle’s KIRO radio reported.
A lawyer representing the inmates being considered for release – about two-thirds of the state’s prison population, according to KIRO – argued that those behind bars aren’t able to keep themselves safe from the virus. He said those inmates who were elderly, in poor health or very close to their release date should be set free, Q13 FOX of Seattle reported.
“We can all hold out in our homes. We can decide who we allow into our homes,” lawyer Nicholas Straley said. “People in prison do not have that option.”
Assistant Attorney General John Samson, arguing against the mass release, told the court that inmates had received face masks and separated sleep spaces, and the corrections department had conducted virus testing on 300 inmates and released some offenders.
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“Those narrowly missing a shot at freedom included Gary Ridgway, the so-called “Green River Killer,” who in 2003 was sentenced to life in prison after confessing to killing as many as 49 women in the 1980s, Seattle’s KIRO radio reported.”
...and keep in mind, he got that close to being let out for 2 reasons:
1: Leftists trying to ‘teach Trump a lesson’ by voting Democrat.
2: Conservatives mad at the GOP and sitting out November elections to ‘teach the GOP a lesson’.
Where’s the blind sheik? Is he still alive?
The guy had sex with the rotting corpses but omg how they think he would shriek at the idea of getting a virus, what with his proclivity for cleanliness, well being and health standards.
“Hope the Lopper and the Smog Strangler are kept in, too”.
This post is one where my mind is completely mesmerized by the long, dark shadows those monikers throw.
Whoa.
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