Full Disclosure Network® presents a 7 min video news blog describing the dangerous threat to public safety posed by the release of 40,000 prisoners from in California. Prompted by the current fiscal crisis and Federal Court mandates some counties have started releasing prisoners early resulting in new crimes and escalating the debate over public safety and the danger of early releases.
Appearing in this video is the President of the L.A. Deputy District Attorney’s Association, Steve Ipsen, who describes the felony crimes committed by those to be released early and explains why the early release of prison inmates will only generate more crime and threaten the public’s safety.
Ipsen is urging Governor Schwarzenegger to prioritize his budget cuts and to make public safety at the number one priority.
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Comments to date: 14. This is page 1 of 2.
Marilu WWCfziXFyghRBXB
Posted: 08:22 am [PST] on August 28 2011
Haha. I woke up down today. You've cehered me up!
Suevonne KlJjumuvZoswa
Posted: 08:31 pm [PST] on August 27 2011
Not bad at all fellas and glalas. Thanks.
Joe Fresno
Posted: 08:58 am [PST] on March 30 2010
Early prisioner release will cause much more harm than good. We will pay much more for the new crimes and the costs to put them back in prison.
Annette Los Angeles
Posted: 05:05 pm [PST] on March 04 2010
So this morning Sheriff CaCa said that early release of inmates was inevitable IF budget crisis continues.
Now this afternoon, they just released 200 inmates early.
I can not stand this clown. He is so full of it. He knew they were letting inmates out when he tried to soft sell the releases.
So what about RICHARD FINE? WAS FINE RELEASED????
Ben Dover Los Angeles
Posted: 08:26 am [PST] on March 04 2010
Here is the latest up date from Sheriff Le'CaCa.
Do you think that Richard I Fine will be one of the released? Probably not. They will release rapists, robbers, pedophiles, drug dealers, etc. But not Richard I. Fine. Why? Because the real criminals don't effect State employees, they only effect us. They will send these criminals back to the streets to terrorize our children and our families, but they will not let a innocent man out of jail, that is a danger to their jobs, and income.
Baca says early inmate releases 'inevitable' if budget crisis continues
March 3, 2010 | 10:05 pm
Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca said Wednesday it was "inevitable" that nonviolent inmates in county jails would be released early if the budget crisis persists.
Currently, inmates in County Jail convicted of nonviolent offenses serve 80% of their sentences. But that could drop to 50%, department officials said.
"The discussion has moved to the forefront," department spokesman Steve Whitmore said. "It has become another tool that we are looking at."
Earlier this week, Baca said the department was examining a number of budget-cutting measures, including moving hundreds of deputies from administrative duties to street patrol and slashing overtime payments.
But he told reporters at a news conference Wednesday that early releases may also have to be used to cut costs.
For a period in 2004, Baca released petty criminals early to save money. The move was criticized by other law enforcement officials.
William J. Bratton, who was Los Angeles Police Department chief at the time, said the early releases undercut the LAPD's so-called broken-windows strategy. The strategy is based on the idea that punishing lesser offenses leads to reductions in more serious crime.
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2010/03/baca-says-early-inmate-releases-inevitable-if-budget-crisis-continues.html
Gary Darby Rosamond
Posted: 05:09 pm [PST] on March 01 2010
The DDA is absolutely correct.
Tom LA
Posted: 09:11 pm [PST] on February 28 2010
Time to leave Kaleeforniah
Fred Sottile Rancho Dominguez
Posted: 08:35 pm [PST] on February 28 2010
LA County Prosecuter Steve Ipsen started this interview by saying, "We are being pushed around by criminals because they know there is no punishment." This is true and it is especially true right in court. The Los Angeles County Superior Court Judges who have admitted to 10 Million Felonies go unpunished and the story of their crimes goes unreported by "main Straem Media." Further more, their crime wave continues and in fact has been endorsed with even greater illegal payments by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors. It is no wonder that criminals are being released without paying for their crimes. It is professional courtesy from their brethren in black robes.
Anonymous Los Angeles
Posted: 02:42 pm [PST] on February 28 2010
Great topic.Crime does pay Our Governor has taken California from $4billion in the red to over $20 billion. Criminals have no fear.There are well over 600 convicted murderers with usually 2 or more victims under their belt on death row costing more than a college education per year.
If we put them to sleep it would send a powerful message to our criminal society and make more money available for the elderly, blind and disabled in our society.
Stuart Reed Cypress, CA
Posted: 12:57 pm [PST] on February 28 2010
The Governor and State Legislatorsneed to be accountable and eliminate unnecessary spending not punish the citizens by unleashing criminals.