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| Agents fired after parolees, probationers accused of murders |
| By freep.com - L.L. Brasier |
| Published: 06/11/2012 |
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The Michigan Department of Corrections has fired three employees for failing to properly supervise parolees and probationers accused of committing high-profile murders in recent months. The agency also confirmed a fourth agent was suspended for 30 days, and a fifth agent remains on paid leave amid an internal investigation. More discipline could be meted out as the Department of Corrections -- struggling to cut costs from its $2-billion budget -- faces increasing scrutiny over how effectively it supervises the 20,000 parolees and 50,000 probationers in the state. MDOC Director Daniel H. Heyns acknowledged a failure by parolee and probation agents to follow the department's policies or supervision standards can have serious public safety implications. "Our parole/probation staff performs critical functions that are vital to ensuring public safety," he said in a written statement to the Free Press. "The overwhelming majority of these employees do excellent work and help to make our communities safer." The firings and suspension involve employees who supervised three people accused of murder in two cases: the brutal killing of an elderly Royal Oak woman in her home last November and the shooting death of a 12-year-old Detroit girl in January. The MDOC did not release the names of the employees involved. Read More. |
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