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| 850 Prisoners Released Early |
| By wsiltv.com |
| Published: 12/15/2009 |
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The Associated Press revealed over the weekend that since September 850 prisoners--some convicted of violent offenses-- have been released after serving less than a month behind bars. Those prisoners are not part of the 1,000 non-violent offenders the governor said he'd release to solve budget issues. Rather, the AP claims they were released due to a previously undisclosed policy change. The governor won't say if he knew about the change, but claims he's conducting a quote "top to bottom" review. "We have, obviously, serious financial problems in Illinois, but I do not, in any way want to sacrifice public safety at any time to those financial considerations," Quinn said Monday. Quinn said Monday his Department of Corrections director has broad discretion to run his department. A spokeswoman said the policy was put in place in part to save money. Read More. |
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