>Users:   login   |  register       > email     > people    


Early-Release Program Will Be Audited
By badgerherald.com
Published: 05/04/2010

A state legislator said Friday he plans to call for an audit of the state’s early inmate release program to ensure the safety of Wisconsinites.

To cut Wisconsin’s budget deficit, Gov. Jim Doyle proposed a set of corrections reforms in the 2009-2011 budget that would expand the number of inmates eligible to petition for early release.

The Wisconsin Department of Corrections estimated the reforms would save $30 million over two years. Doyle said 3,000 inmates could be eligible for the program, out of more than 22,000 inmates currently incarcerated in Wisconsin.

Read More.





Comments:

No comments have been posted for this article.


Login to let us know what you think

User Name:   

Password:       


Forgot password?





correctsource logo




Use of this web site constitutes acceptance of The Corrections Connection User Agreement
The Corrections Connection ©. Copyright 1996 - 2025 © . All Rights Reserved | 15 Mill Wharf Plaza Scituate Mass. 02066 (617) 471 4445 Fax: (617) 608 9015