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7. Ummm, no

Reply to kestrel91316 (Reply #5)

Thu May 31, 2012, 12:01 PM

May 2012

"Among the inmates released was one incarcerated for failing to register as a sex offender, and another accused of agreeing to sex for money with a 14-year-old girl offered by her boyfriend online."
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"Among those released was William Nathan Smith, a 45-year-old man from San Jose, Calif., who served 30 days of a 50-day sentence for drugs, assault, and being a felon in possession of a firearm. He sat on a curb with his shirt off, smoking his first cigarette in weeks, TV cameras in his face."

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Grants Pass, Oregon Releases Inmates After Budget Cuts Leave County With 'No Other Alternative' [View all] Renew Deal May 2012 OP

The only good that can come out of this could be that those jailed because of pot use lumpy May 2012 #1

A lot of people in jail have not been convicted.. Fumesucker May 2012 #2

Yes, the article mentions that... Renew Deal May 2012 #6

I take it they have no room to hold Occupy protesters if any were in the area? Zalatix May 2012 #3

AGREED Mr Dixon May 2012 #8

Good idea, but occupying Grant's Pass would be less than effective. Egalitarian Thug May 2012 #13

The counties which lost federal timber revenue in 91 lost the subsidies meant to Bluenorthwest May 2012 #4

Let me guess: they let the violent offenders go and hung onto kestrel91316 May 2012 #5

Ummm, no Renew Deal May 2012 #7

Well Mr. Smith sure qualifies as violent. The drug offense is beside the point. And sex offenders kestrel91316 May 2012 #9

All those people would have eventually been released anyway. Comrade Grumpy May 2012 #10

Tell that to the victims. Renew Deal May 2012 #11

Let us know when there are some. Comrade Grumpy May 2012 #14

This message was self-deleted by its author Renew Deal May 2012 #16

Let's start with this 14 year old. Renew Deal May 2012 #17

I hope this is a trend that hits State governments soon. ProgressiveEconomist May 2012 #12

I saw on the news today that will be happening RebelOne May 2012 #15