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Paroling murderers to make room for druggies?

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Here's an excellent, real-world example of how expending scarce incarceration resources on low-level, nonviolent offenders takes up prison space that should be housing more dangerous people - a Texan paroled in 2006 after receiving a life sentence for murder in 1987 robbed two elderly men in Florida on Friday and is now back in custody. Reported the Orlando Sentinel ("Texas parolee charged with robbing two elderly men," March 15):A Eustis man on parole for a murder he committed in Texas attacked and robbed two elderly men Thursday and Friday before deputies caught him using one of his victim's credit cards at a Wal-Mart, authorities said.Glen Semento, 47, was charged with aggravated battery, robbery and fraudulent use of a credit card. He was being held without bond in the Lake County Jail...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on March 16, 2008 (boomark / email).

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