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| Work group to explore prison sentencing, overcrowding |
| By bdtonline.com - CHARLES OWENS |
| Published: 06/27/2012 |
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CHARLESTON, WV — A new work group charged with finding solutions to prison overcrowding in the Mountain State will also be examining the issue of clarity in sentencing, lawmakers said Tuesday. Sen. Corey Palumbo, D-Kanawha, chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Sen. Mark Wills, D-Mercer, vice chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee and Sen. Truman Chafin, D-Mingo, all addressed the issue during an interview with the Daily Telegraph. The three lawmakers were also asked about the problem of violent offenders who are released by the West Virginia Department of Corrections only to often commit another crime. “We are concerned about overcrowding and we are also concerned about making sure that violent criminals are appropriately punished,” Palumbo said. “I don’t think anyone wants to be soft on folks who commit violent offenses.” “I agree with that 100 percent,” Wills, who was recently appointed by Senate President Jeffrey Kessler to head the Senate delegation to the Council of State Governments’ prison overcrowding work group, said. “The goal of the work group is not to have more people in prison, but to make sure our society is safer.” Chafin said input from the state’s Prosecuting Attorney Institute should be considered as the work group moves forward with its review of prison overcrowding and sentencing guidelines. Read More. |
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