Early Release “non-violent” offender arrested for armed robbery

Well, I guess now he's not a non violent offender

I really don’t give a frick. I’m too caught up in the next sexual misconduct allegation

Damn! Did Smokey do it again?

So we are going to post gotcha threads everytime a former criminal commits a crime. We are going to just act like this country doesn't incarcerate too many people and hold 22% of the prison population in the world while only holding 4% of the world's entire population?

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he received a 12-year sentence in 2014.

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Damn, that's a REAL early release.

Eligibility and Accrual of Good Time

Senate Bill 139 amending La. R.S. 15:571.3

Eligible inmates accrue good time for each month in which they refuse incentive wages and exhibit good
behavior.

Good Time Accruals for Nonviolent Offenses
Effective November 1, 2017—retroactive

SB 139 increases the amount of good time that people convicted of nonviolent offenses can
earn from one and a half days for every one day spent in custody (earliest possible release on good time after serving 40 percent of sentence) to thirteen days for every seven spent in
custody (earliest possible release on good time after serving 35 percent of sentence).
People convicted of nonviolent offenses and sentenced under the habitual offender statute
remain ineligible to earn good time.

Sentence Credits -

Eligible inmates accrue CTRP credits for participating in programs related to the overall goal of reducing
recidivism. CTRP programs include, but are not limited to, treatment programs, educational and
vocational programs, and programs aimed at the personal development of the inmate.8 With the
exception of the policy change for inmates participating in the Workforce Development Work Release
Program, inmates can earn up to 360 days of CTRP credits.


Parole for Instant Nonviolent, Nonsex Offenses

Effective November 1, 2017—retroactive

Prior to the passage of SB 139, eligibility for parole for people convicted of nonviolent
offenses was contingent on criminal history: an inmate without prior felony convictions was
eligible for parole consideration upon serving 25 percent of the sentence; an inmate with
one prior felony conviction was eligible for parole consideration upon serving 33 percent of
the sentence; and an inmate with two or more prior felony convictions was not eligible for
parole consideration at all.
SB 139 eliminates these criminal history tiers, making all people convicted of nonviolent,
non-sex offenses who are otherwise eligible for parole, including those sentenced under the
habitual offender statute, eligible for parole consideration after serving 25 percent of their
sentences.

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hold 22% of the prison population in the world

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Oh noz, America holds people accountable for crimes.

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Let’s just empty the jails, it’s only a matter of time before someone is killed by one of these thugs

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Not sure why the "" around non-violent. Yes this alleged crime is considered a violent crime, but everything else on his record was just a lot of petty stuff. He served 4 years out of a 12 year sentence, even without this early release he would've likely gotten out in 10 more months.

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To what end?

We still have crime. Maybe we need to do more than throwing criminals in cages?

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Well we used to kill them, but now criminals seem to have more rights than us law abiding folks.

And let’s not act like a certain small demographic of our society commits 50% of our crime.