IL: Critics bash (Democrat Governor) Quinn on early release of inmates

AP on Yahoo ^ | 12/14/09 | John O'Connor - ap

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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Critics heaped scorn on Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn on Monday over a secret prison program that allowed hundreds of inmates — some violent offenders — to be released early, including some who only spent 11 days behind bars.

An Associated Press report released Sunday showed that more than 850 inmates — including repeat drunk drivers, drug users and even people convicted of battery and weapons violations — were released early under the program since September.

This happened because the Corrections Department abandoned a policy that all prisoners serve at least 61 days and gave inmates months of good-time credit upfront.

Quinn ordered a "top-to-bottom" review of the practice on Sunday after seeing the AP report. The Democrat would not say on Monday whether Corrections Director Michael Randle told him about the unpublicized practice, which is separate from an early release program of 1,000 inmates Quinn announced in September to save money in a budget crisis.

[NormsRevenge]

Got to clear some space for the incoming crop of corrupt politicians and public officials... and current Gitmo residents, I reckun. ;-)

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XACTLY:)

[WesternPacific]

Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn is making more room for those obama friendly Guantanamo Bay guest/terrorist.

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Gov. Quinn is a student of the Mike Dukakis prison warden school. Let’s just hope the people of Illinois are smarter than those of Massachusetts.