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| Nearly 1,000 inmates to be released from KY prisons |
| By fox19.com - Brad Underwood |
| Published: 01/03/2012 |
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COVINGTON, KY (FOX19) - Kentucky State lawmakers say the Commonwealth will save $442 million over the next ten years with the release of 990 inmates on Tuesday. House Bill 463 is a statewide effort to save money, but the decision to release convicted felons isn't sitting well with local prosecutors. Kenton County Commonwealth Attorney Rob Sanders put away some of the criminals being released. "It's giving a bargain that they never should have gotten in the first place," said Sanders. "They start going, 'this is all I really have to serve no matter what my sentence is then maybe it's worth the risk.'" The inmates being released are labeled non violent offenders and according to the Kentucky Department of Corrections have good prison records. Read More. |
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