February 5, 2010
Early inmate release returns spousal abusers, prostitutes, car theives & drug offenders to comm
A new state law allowing for the early release of inmates includes those who have been convicted of crimes ranging from misdemeanor spousal abuse, vehicle theft, and felony assault with force likely to produce great bodily harm.
Inmates doing time for misdemeanor assault and battery, prostitution or embezzlement also stand to benefit under the new law – in addition to lower-level drug and DUI offenders.
The new law, which went into effect Jan. 25 and has resulted in the early release of nearly 300 inmates in Orange County, applies only to "low-risk" offenders, but the category is broad…
LINK - OCRegister.com
