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| SC Legislators Face Early Release Choice |
| By southernpoliticalreport.com |
| Published: 03/04/2010 |
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Keeping felons in prison or letting some out early is a tough funding question once again bedeviling Statehouse legislators. The state Budget and Control Board on Monday met with S.C. Department of Corrections Director Jon Ozmint about his agency’s burgeoning annual deficit, which has grown from a few million dollars three years ago to nearly $30 million this fiscal year. Board members, who oversee much of the state’s financial doings, voted to allow Corrections to continue to carry its $29 million deficit. One member, Senate Finance Chairman Hugh Leatherman (R-Florence) suggested that Ozmint should look into the early release of 3,000 inmates. Leatherman, referring to non-violent and first-time offenders, went on to ask if Ozmint would place those 3,000 in a supervised furlough program. Ozmint declined to do so saying he needed specific state legislation before he did this, according to Corrections spokesman Josh Gelinas. Read More. |
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