Please read the report on how that came about. There were so many people who instigated that action and had to approve it, I believe the guy must have been a great con man.
Tragic and I am sure he feels terrible, but there is lots of blame to go around there. Oh, buy the way, I am not a Huckabee supporter.
It probably involved poor numerical literacy. If you release 700+ felonious scumbags, at least a few of them will go on to commit notorious crimes. That is a mathematical certainty.