Budget Crisis May Force Early Release of Prisoners
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WNCF Staff
Story Created:
Mar 30, 2011
Story Updated:
Mar 30, 2011
Thee-thousand non-violent prisoners may get an early release, according to Alabama's State Finance Director.
They will be released if the legislature adopts Governor Bentley's proposed general fund budget.
David Perry made his comments today in a joint session of the House and Senate Judiciary Committees.
Perry says the Governor's budget assumes cutting $25 million from the Department of Corrections budget and recommended reclassification of non-violent, non-sexual offenders is a better way to reduce the number of inmates.
Committee members discussed a number of bills designated to reform Alabama's sentencing procedures.
Senator Cam Ward, District 14, says, We face one of the biggest challenges in the history of the correctional system in Alabama.
"At a 100% and 90% capacity we’re the most overcrowded prison system in the United States today, as the finance director said. The state could be looking at mass release of prisoners due to the budget crisis. We have to do something now to prevent that from happening," Ward said.
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Mary said on Wednesday, May 2 at 12:05 AM
I have a nephew in Alabama prison with a Manslaughter charge from an accident. All the people with this charge lost the good time they have accrued since being in prison. This was due to a change in the goodtime classification. So men went to sleep one night and the next morning had 2 more years added to their sentence. Seems like cruel & unusual punishment to take goodtime away from a man who has already earned it. If the ADOC changes the law, then ok, but grandfather in the goodtime the men have already earned. Many families out there not happy at all!!!
89462293Sarah said on Monday, Feb 27 at 8:59 PM
My boyfriend is in prison for murder, and what i do not like about the court system is that my boyfriend was sentence 30 yrs murder and the proper investigation was not done. The same thing that happened with steven nodine when they accused him of murder and his car being at the scene, is the same thing my boyfriend was accused of. He say she say! no evidence was found! But he was given 30 yrs of his life, taken from him!! but steven nodine goes free!!!! And mine is still locked up!! Where is the justice in america! If the government wants to stop losing money for housing prisoners, proper investigations must be done! Each inmate should be looked over and talked to one on one when chosen to be released early. Some of these guys needs a second chance. These people are somebody's sons, daughters, uncles, fathers, mothers, husbands, and wives. The ones who have been back and forth to prison are the ones who don't desire to change!
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