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WI: Both Dems and GOP irked as govenor vetoes key prison release terms. Some changes made.

By Real Cost of Prisons Project (The Sentencing Project)

All but people convicted of the most violent offenses will be eligible for "earned release." "While the final decision over who gets out early will be up to a newly created Earned Release Review Commission appointed by the governor, which will replace the Parole Board, the vetoes ensure that the Department of Corrections will have control over much of the process that will allow offenders to get out of prison early." Both Dems, GOP irked as gov strips budget of key prison release terms Steven Elbow ? 7/09/2009 No one expected critics of Gov. Jim Doyle's plan to allow criminal offenders a way to get out of prison early to be happy with its inclusion in the state budget. "Citizens of Wisconsin beware: Thousands of dangerous criminals will be out of jail early and they may soon be coming to a neighborhood near you," Rep...continue to full post

Full post as published by The Real Cost of Prisons Weblog on July 09, 2009 (boomark / email).