January 22, 2010
Police union concerned about releasing felons early from state prisons
The union representing Los Angeles police is concerned that releasing thousands of felons early from state prisons Jan. 25, including some 5,000 who are expected to return to the Los Angeles area, will jeopardize public safety.
The court-ordered plan to reduce the prison population will result in convicted felons being released into communities "without any supervision," according to the Los Angeles Police Protective League.
"The county of Los Angeles will be dramatically impacted, with over 5,000 felons to be released to our city," LAPPL President Paul M. Weber said in a statement. "What concerns law enforcement is that unlike the current program, where released inmates have been placed on parole, restricted from certain types of activities, or provided various community-based rehabilitative resources, these inmates will be completely unsupervised…"
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