February 12, 2009
Fresno Police Chief Reacts to Early Inmate Release
Overcrowding in California prisons has become a serious issue. The situation is so bad that a special panel of Federal Judges tentatively ruled that the state will have to release as many as 58,000 inmates over the next few years. But not everyone agrees it's the right thing to do. Fresno Police Chief Jerry Dyer says as President of the California Police Chiefs Association, he testified before the three Judge Panel in San Francisco, and presented them with alternatives to releasing inmates early.
"We are facing a crisis at the local level and at the state level when these individuals get out," said Chief Dyer. According to Dyer, if tens of thousands of prisoners are released early, a minimum of 1,900 of them will return to Fresno…
LINK - KMPH.com Fox News Fresno
