SJ's so progressive, we “let felons out for good”

File this under “Things we saw coming from a mile away”: The Santa Barbara News-Press breaks down how progressives' soft-on-crime laws enable dangerous criminals to become repeat offenders. Who knew releasing lawbreakers early, and redefining “nonviolent” offenses, harms our communities (though SCC Supe Ellenberg certainly appears aloof to the consequences)?

Mr. Thompson was sentenced to eight years in prison in 2020 for a violent felony (evasion from law enforcement causing injury, fleeing from a collision that caused serious permanent injury, and for possessing marijuana with the intent to sell). He should still have been in prison a few weeks ago, when instead, he was involved in another vehicle crash, after having run a red light. That resulted in the deaths of five women in Minnesota…. That has to do with liberals being soft on crime!

However, here in California, we have become so progressive that we don’t let our felons and lifers out for a mere weekend furlough.

We let them out for good!…

Voters were duped into passing Proposition 57, which allows the parole board to release “nonviolent” (they changed the definition of what constitutes nonviolent!) prisoners once they have served the full sentence for their primary criminal offense.

Before Prop 57, prisoners were often required to serve extra time by a sentence enhancement, such as those for repeat offenders.

This article originally appeared in the Santa Barbara News-Press. Read the whole thing here.

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