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| Iowa Corrections Department's system for releasing inmates early often surprises victims |
| By therepublic.com - Nick Hytrek |
| Published: 05/20/2013 |
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SIOUX CITY, Iowa — It's been 17 years since Beth Williams became familiar with Iowa's sentencing laws. After all that time, she still wonders why Iowa's criminal statutes call for prison sentences of various lengths, only to have many offenders released after serving far less than half of their sentence. "I don't understand this cutting sentences down. If you say 50 (years), do 50. Don't give the family of the victim hope," said Williams, who in 1995 watched Brian Davis get sentenced to 50 years for the 1992 murder of Williams' sister, Julie Baack, of Le Mars, Iowa. The Sioux City Journal reports (http://bit.ly/13eNXNK ) Davis was paroled earlier this year after serving 17 years in prison, less than the 22-plus years he would have been required to serve under Iowa's earned-time statute. Read More. |
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