{"id":913,"date":"2020-04-14T10:01:07","date_gmt":"2020-04-14T17:01:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.crimeandconsequences.blog\/?p=913"},"modified":"2020-04-14T10:01:07","modified_gmt":"2020-04-14T17:01:07","slug":"inmate-releases-concern-police","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.crimeandconsequences.blog\/?p=913","title":{"rendered":"Inmate Releases Concern Police"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With the support of prison reform advocates and and some public health officials, thousands of jail and prison inmates are being released across the country due to the coronavirus pandemic.\u00a0 Jeff Mordock of the Washington Times <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/news\/2020\/apr\/12\/chicago-hides-names-cook-county-prisoners-released\/\">reports<\/a> that although public defenders claim that those released are &#8220;nonviolent and elderly offenders&#8221; police groups say many are repeat offenders including\u00a0 serious criminals and sex offenders.\u00a0 A Director at the pro-release Justice Action Network, told reporters that &#8220;No process is ever going to be perfect,&#8221; noting that, from her perspective, releases where 20-30 percent are dangerous offenders is acceptable.\u00a0 In Chicago, hundreds of inmates are being released anonymously from from jails because public defenders and State&#8217;s Attorney Kim Foxx believe their identities need to be protected so they are not &#8220;opened to further stigma.&#8221;\u00a0 As is typical in Chicago politics the State&#8217;s Attorney is blaming the Sheriff for keeping the names secret while the Sheriff says the State&#8217;s Attorney is responsible for reporting who is getting released.\u00a0 It is clear that progressive, pro-criminal groups and politicians are using the current pandemic as an excuse to advance their political agenda.\u00a0 As usual, the law abiding public will pay for this.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With the support of prison reform advocates and and some public health officials, thousands of jail and prison inmates are being released across the country due to the coronavirus pandemic.\u00a0 Jeff Mordock of the Washington Times reports that although public defenders claim that those released are &#8220;nonviolent and elderly offenders&#8221; 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