Monday, March 15, 2010

 

Early Releases Questioned

KENTUCKY....
In a letter to lawmakers last week, the Kentucky Association of Counties, the Kentucky County Judge/Executive Association, the Kentucky Jailers’ Association and the Kentucky Magistrates and Commissioners Association, among other groups, objected to a House cost-cutting proposal to speed the release of some nonviolent prisoners. Several local government groups estimate the early releases of prisoners, many held in county jails, would cost Kentucky’s counties more than $20 million a year. The state pays those jails $31.34 per day, along with a small medical stipend, to house each state inmate. The letter says the early release would have a dramatic effect on county jail budgets and raises public safety concerns. The groups question whether the safer and more frugal approach would be to consider those in jail for misdemeanor crimes before considering early releases for felons.





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