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| Iowa paroles increase, freeing up resources for higher-risk offenders |
| By omaha.com |
| Published: 02/07/2013 |
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CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — Corrections officials in Iowa are taking a more aggressive approach to paroling inmates, a move they say has decreased the state's prison population and freed up resources. The Iowa Board of Parole told lawmakers Tuesday that the number of parolees was up by nearly 24 percent in fiscal year 2011-12 and is on track to exceed the 4,015 parolees last year. “There will come a point where we can't go any lower,” said Jason Carlstrom, chairman of the Iowa Board of Parole. “We're not there yet.” Department of Corrections Director John Baldwin also told the Iowa Legislature's Justice Systems Appropriations Subcommittee that the department will keep making “data-driven” decisions when releasing low-risk probationers and parolees. That will free up resources to better supervise and treat high-risk offenders for things such as substance abuse, behavioral programs and education classes. Read More. |
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