Posted on 05/16/2020 2:23:52 PM PDT by BenLurkin
Newsom is proposing to significantly shrink the footprint of California’s prison system, partly because of massive budget cuts prompted by the pandemic but also because of philosophy.
The revised budget he sent to state lawmakers this week closing two state prisons in the coming years; cutting nearly one in five of the 43 inmate firefighter camps; and eventually closing all three state-run juvenile prisons.
He’s also seeking unspecified increases to sentencing credits that allow inmates to leave prison more quickly. And he proposes to shorten parole to a maximum of two years, down from five years for felonies, and let ex-felons earn their way off supervision in just a year, or 18 months for sex offenders.
The Democratic governor called it a “core value” of his administration to eliminate prisons and invest more in education.
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Great. Prisoners run free while we’re stuck in our homes. Thanks, Newscum.
Is the criminal getting a lobotomy first
You guys were probably at some of the same fire camps as I was.
CHILAO HOTSHOTS, CREW 1-5-3; 67/68
Of course I wasn’t at what we called a CON CAMP.
Prisoners are the least likely to adhere to social distancing.
I agree. Start shrinking the prison population by executing death row inmates. Worthless Rose Bird...
Easy to fix. Anonymously announce to all released murders high dollar bountyson California politicians. Watch their minds change.
The only survivor of my crew was the "water boy" down at the truck. Since that disaster they stopped juveniles from being on the line and only cut or maintain fire breaks. Don't know what they do now.
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