- My Forums
- Tiger Rant
- LSU Recruiting
- SEC Rant
- Saints Talk
- Pelicans Talk
- More Sports Board
- Fantasy Sports
- Golf Board
- Soccer Board
- O-T Lounge
- Tech Board
- Home/Garden Board
- Outdoor Board
- Health/Fitness Board
- Movie/TV Board
- Book Board
- Music Board
- Political Talk
- Money Talk
- Fark Board
- Gaming Board
- Travel Board
- Food/Drink Board
- Ticket Exchange
- TD Help Board
Customize My Forums- View All Forums
- Show Left Links
- Topic Sort Options
- Trending Topics
- Recent Topics
- Active Topics
Started By
Message
3K inmates in Louisiana could get parole under new law
Posted on 8/1/21 at 1:12 pm
Posted on 8/1/21 at 1:12 pm
LINK
Just in time for the great spike in crime in our cities and nation. Don’t want them to miss out on any of the good times.
There’s a commonality here.
And I’ll say that while they may have simply brandished a gun to rob a store to get in the system, now that they’ve received their graduate degree in criminal behavior from prison, they’re now ready to go pro.
quote:
A new prison standard that became law Saturday allows nearly 3,000 lifers, habitual criminals and old-timers, including armed robbers, to apply for parole that eventually could free them from decades behind bars.
Just in time for the great spike in crime in our cities and nation. Don’t want them to miss out on any of the good times.
quote:
The state’s morass of overlapping and contradictory parole rules and laws were mostly enacted during the "war on crime" of the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s, putting Louisiana at the top of the list for per capita incarceration rates — highest in the U.S. and higher than those in Cuba, Iran and Russia.
There’s a commonality here.
quote:
“We believe it was an opportunity for the Legislature to address fairness with respect to nonviolent offenders,” which make up about 65% of the 34,000 or so state inmates, said Loren Lampert, executive director of the Louisiana District Attorneys Association, the powerful Baton Rouge-based group that represents all 42 state prosecutors.
And I’ll say that while they may have simply brandished a gun to rob a store to get in the system, now that they’ve received their graduate degree in criminal behavior from prison, they’re now ready to go pro.
13
Posted on 8/1/21 at 1:14 pm to Mike da Tigah
quote:
allows nearly 3,000 lifers, habitual criminals and old-timers, including armed robbers,
quote:
fairness with respect to nonviolent offenders,
This post was edited on 8/1/21 at 4:15 pm
Posted on 8/1/21 at 1:16 pm to Mike da Tigah
This
should not include:
quote:
Legislature to address fairness with respect to nonviolent offenders
should not include:
quote:
including armed robbers
This post was edited on 8/1/21 at 1:17 pm
Posted on 8/1/21 at 1:17 pm to Mike da Tigah
quote:
As startling as that sounds, prosecutors and law enforcement are OK with the change as Act 122 untangles at least one strand from the bowl of spaghetti that basically has levied different sentences and parole eligibilities for the same crime depending on when the person was convicted during the past three decades.
Ah yes, the classic spaghetti analogy
Posted on 8/1/21 at 1:18 pm to Mike da Tigah
Joshjrn is rejoicing over this.
Posted on 8/1/21 at 1:19 pm to Breauxsif
Talking about a coming crime wave..
We did this, it does not work.
We did this, it does not work.
Posted on 8/1/21 at 1:21 pm to Mike da Tigah
Hide yo kids, hide yo wife
Posted on 8/1/21 at 1:23 pm to Ed Osteen
quote:
Act 122 untangles at least one strand from the bowl of spaghetti that basically has levied different sentences and parole eligibilities for the same crime
I'm okay with reform efforts that attempt to institute sentencing equality. It is ridiculous that the same crime can get a person 5 or 75 years.
That said, there needs to be oversight and stringent standards to be met in any parole reform. I'm not convinced those in charge can manage not to release a serial rapist or child molester by "mistake".
Posted on 8/1/21 at 1:23 pm to Breauxsif
quote:
Joshjrn is rejoicing over this.
He's too sheltered. I think he means well but is extremely naïve.
Posted on 8/1/21 at 1:25 pm to Mike da Tigah
Force them all to move right next door to a white liberal.
Or the DAs' neighborhoods.
Or the liberal judges'.
Or the DAs' neighborhoods.
Or the liberal judges'.
Posted on 8/1/21 at 1:28 pm to Mike da Tigah
"Non-violent"
That term is usually used for property crimes (theft, burglary, criminal damage to property).
All crimes, which statistically speaking, are far more likely to occur to your "average" tax paying citizen than violent crime.
The trend of lessening sentences for these "non-violent" offenses should not be taken lightly.
That term is usually used for property crimes (theft, burglary, criminal damage to property).
All crimes, which statistically speaking, are far more likely to occur to your "average" tax paying citizen than violent crime.
The trend of lessening sentences for these "non-violent" offenses should not be taken lightly.
Posted on 8/1/21 at 1:41 pm to Mike da Tigah
You worried they gonna take your job?
Posted on 8/1/21 at 1:45 pm to Bawcephus
quote:
Non-violent"
That term is usually used for property crimes (theft, burglary, criminal damage to property).
And how many of these were pled down from armed robbery, and the old aggravated burglary charge.
Posted on 8/1/21 at 1:47 pm to Abstract Queso Dip
quote:
You worried they gonna take your job?
They’d have to learn how to communicate effectively for there to be my fear of that, but then if they knew how to do that they would not have ended up in prison in the first place, same for holding an actual job, and besides, I doubt work or career is high on most of their radars.
This post was edited on 8/1/21 at 1:48 pm
Posted on 8/1/21 at 2:06 pm to SuperSaint
quote:
lifers
quote:say what?
nonviolent offenders
Posted on 8/1/21 at 2:18 pm to Breauxsif
quote:
Joshjrn is rejoicing over this.
Nah, rejoiced when it passed. The governor's signature was a formality
I've been very fortunate in my career to avoid bad outcomes, but I have one client in particular who I'm very happy will get significant relief from this.
Posted on 8/1/21 at 2:19 pm to RogerTheShrubber
quote:
He's too sheltered. I think he means well but is extremely naïve.
Yep, super sheltered and naive after being a criminal defense attorney in Baton Rouge, LA, for nearly a decade
Posted on 8/1/21 at 2:20 pm to Joshjrn
quote:
Yep, super sheltered and naive after being a criminal defense attorney in Baton Rouge, LA, for nearly a decade
Its difficult, but somehow you've managed.
CJ reform doesn't work if you release repeated property and violent criminals. There's more than enough information out there to make a rational decision.
Posted on 8/1/21 at 2:22 pm to jimmy the leg
quote:
should not include:
It's just sloppy reporting. The changes made regarding non-violent lifers are separate and apart from the changes made involving geriatric parole for violent offenders who were previously barred from applying for parole, like those who were convicted of armed robbery.
Posted on 8/1/21 at 2:23 pm to RogerTheShrubber
quote:
Its difficult, but somehow you've managed.
CJ reform doesn't work if you release repeated property and violent criminals. There's more than enough information out there to make a rational decision.
The fact that you're bringing up low level, quick release systems as a rebuttal to changes in the law that now allow people to be released after spending decades incarcerated is... odd.
Page 1 of 3
Back to top
Follow TigerDroppings for LSU Football News