[wideawake]

Oh, I don't really care about her story or her claims.

It's quite convenient to claim that now.

Her sentence was unjust and draconian, she escaped and went on to live a peaceful life.

I see. So any felon can voluntarily set aside the rule of law if their sentence is not to their liking.

There's a salutary prescription for civil society.

In a sea of mercy, you seem to be the sole voice screaming for incarceration.

My, what a dramatic flair you gave that statement.

Are truth and justice established by a show of hands?

Whatever makes you feel good...

The cheap mercy you are applauding is nothing but a hollow exercise in self-congratulation or "feeling good" - mercy granted by people who want to set aside the law in exchange for a handful of warm fuzzies.

[kcvl]

Lefevre said she had been charged with conspiracy to sell a controlled substance. She said she was arrested when she was a teenager, after she and another man sold about $200 worth of drugs to an undercover agent.

However, Michigan authorities said Wednesday that Lefevre was a major drug trafficker whose drug-dealing operation was making about $2,000 a week selling heroin. Undercover officers bought from her at least twice and a search of her Saginaw apartment turned up $500 to $600 in cash, paraphernalia for cutting heroin and photos that showed she was acquainted with the “higher-ups” in the Saginaw drug world, said Michigan Department of Corrections spokesman Russ Marlan.

He said the sentence reflected the severity of her crimes.

“In 1975, you didn't get 10 years for being a minor trafficker,” Marlan said.

Michigan state police believed that Lefevre used others to sell the drugs for her. However, she was not believed to be a heavy narcotic user, Marlan said.

She escaped by walking away early the morning of Feb. 26, 1976, using a pass that allowed her to work at a clinic, Marlan said. Around 7:30 a.m., an hour after she left the prison grounds, the clinic called and said she did not show up for work.

A fugitive warrant for her arrest was issued the next day.

The department also listed six aliases for her, including Susan Grham and Susan Lafure.

Lefevre will be required to finish at least nine years of her sentence, Marlan said. Any mitigating circumstances about how and what she had done with her life since her escape would not be heard until she is up for parole, he said.

He said there is no appeal process unless a court intervenes, something Marlan said he has never seen happen.

“She was tried, convicted and sentenced to prison and she escaped,” Marlan said. “She's got a prison sentence and she's got to finish it.”