Good example of protecting the rights of the accused:
"Officials took the child's body to Leesburg for an autopsy, and Dawsy said there is evidence that someone sexually assaulted the child." (www.cnn.com)
They can't, by law, say that this monster sexually assaulted this child. It would violate HIS rights.
Someone......
Not only does that statement leave open wonders of who raped her, but it's beyond insulting to her family.
He@@ no. I was so agitated and p/o'd about that poor little girl. Her family tucked her into bed after church and then this monster walks into her home and does that to her.. Yes it is incredible the "someone" heck he even confessed to it! and they still dont say it was him. What about the guy in Atlanta--people saw him kill that judge, had it on security camera etc and he is just the "suspected" killer
Overcrowding in Livingston County could mean the early release of some 50 or more inmates. Blue mattresses line the hallways. Inside the cells and commons areas, inmates are crammed into quarters meant for 30 fewer bodies.
Lt. Tom Cremonte, Livingston Co. Jail: "We've got them stacked up like cord wood."
And more inmates arrive through the doors every day.
Lt. Tom Cremonte says his jail is at the point where it's not safe to house this many inmates.
And now the only choice left is early release.
Lt. Tom Cremonte: "In order to get our population to a 90% capacity we are going to have to release 50 or so people."
The biggest problem in Livingston is that when the facility was constructed, it wasn't built with a growing county in mind.
Lt. Tom Cremonte: "They basically built it way too small, and it was recommended they built a 300 to 400 bed facility, and they built 210 beds."
Another problem, sentencing issues. To ease overcrowding in prisons, judges are being asked to hand down shorter sentences, a nd that means more are going to jail.
Lt. Tom Cremonte: "But obviously, there's a trade off. If you release less people in prisons, there's more people in the county jails and that is what's happened to us."
The inmates being released in Livingston are convicted mostly on property crimes, s o Cremonte says the community shouldn't be too concerned.
Lt. Tom Cremonte: "I'm not panicking, but obviously they should be concerned."
But the problem of overcrowding is expected to grow, a nd without any changes on the horizon, Cremonte says things are bound to get much worse. Cremonte says he believes expanding is the only option. He's hoping the community will help, because in the end they will be the ones forced to pay more for every inmate who comes to live in the jail
DETROIT A Detroit-area sex offender faces ten-to-15 years in prison for breaking the terms of his probation.
Authorities say Stephan Clark violated the conditions of his release by leaving the state, having unsupervised contact with minors and using the Internet.
Clark served six months in jail for molesting two Boy Scouts in 2003. He was released from custody in May 2004.
Authorities charged the 24-year-old with violating his probation after investigators found sexually explicit photos on a computer in his home.
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IOWA CITY, Iowa A man accused of taking a ten-year-old girl from her Iowa home has made his first court appearance.
Roger Bentley is a registered sex offender now charged with one count of child stealing in Jetseta Gage's disappearance Thursday.
The body of a young girl was found yesterday about 45 miles from Gage's home. But police are waiting on an autopsy to confirm if the body is that of Gage.
Bentley is described by the missing girl's mother as a family friend. He was at the family home Thursday. Police say the girl's brother saw her get into a truck with Bentley.
Copyright 2005 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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Good example of protecting the rights of the accused:
"Officials took the child's body to Leesburg for an autopsy, and Dawsy said there is evidence that someone sexually assaulted the child." (www.cnn.com)
They can't, by law, say that this monster sexually assaulted this child. It would violate HIS rights.
Someone......
Not only does that statement leave open wonders of who raped her, but it's beyond insulting to her family.
Gotta protect his rights.
That is why I won't do the job.
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How does this help?
http://www.local10.com/news/4309803/detail.html
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It doesn't. It is simply an attempt to make themselves sound as if they are doing something.
Here's some statistics I found on this topic last night.
There are currently over 88,500 criminals in prisons for drug related crimes.
There are only about 8,000 criminals in prison for violent crimes and sexual offenses.
The average prisoner only serves about 1/2 his sentence.
Why are we using up so much prison space for drug related offenses? Even more importantly, why are we letting violent and sexual offenders out early?
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He@@ no. I was so agitated and p/o'd about that poor little girl. Her family tucked her into bed after church and then this monster walks into her home and does that to her.. Yes it is incredible the "someone" heck he even confessed to it! and they still dont say it was him. What about the guy in Atlanta--people saw him kill that judge, had it on security camera etc and he is just the "suspected" killer
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More Local Inmates May be Released Early
March 24, 2005, 04:38 PM EST
Overcrowding in Livingston County could mean the early release of some 50 or more inmates. Blue mattresses line the hallways. Inside the cells and commons areas, inmates are crammed into quarters meant for 30 fewer bodies.
Lt. Tom Cremonte, Livingston Co. Jail: "We've got them stacked up like cord wood."
And more inmates arrive through the doors every day.
Lt. Tom Cremonte says his jail is at the point where it's not safe to house this many inmates.
And now the only choice left is early release.
Lt. Tom Cremonte: "In order to get our population to a 90% capacity we are going to have to release 50 or so people."
The biggest problem in Livingston is that when the facility was constructed, it wasn't built with a growing county in mind.
Lt. Tom Cremonte: "They basically built it way too small, and it was recommended they built a 300 to 400 bed facility, and they built 210 beds."
Another problem, sentencing issues. To ease overcrowding in prisons, judges are being asked to hand down shorter sentences, a nd that means more are going to jail.
Lt. Tom Cremonte: "But obviously, there's a trade off. If you release less people in prisons, there's more people in the county jails and that is what's happened to us."
The inmates being released in Livingston are convicted mostly on property crimes, s o Cremonte says the community shouldn't be too concerned.
Lt. Tom Cremonte: "I'm not panicking, but obviously they should be concerned."
But the problem of overcrowding is expected to grow, a nd without any changes on the horizon, Cremonte says things are bound to get much worse. Cremonte says he believes expanding is the only option. He's hoping the community will help, because in the end they will be the ones forced to pay more for every inmate who comes to live in the jail
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DETROIT A Detroit-area sex offender faces ten-to-15 years in prison for breaking the terms of his probation.
Authorities say Stephan Clark violated the conditions of his release by leaving the state, having unsupervised contact with minors and using the Internet.
Clark served six months in jail for molesting two Boy Scouts in 2003. He was released from custody in May 2004.
Authorities charged the 24-year-old with violating his probation after investigators found sexually explicit photos on a computer in his home.
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IOWA CITY, Iowa A man accused of taking a ten-year-old girl from her Iowa home has made his first court appearance.
Roger Bentley is a registered sex offender now charged with one count of child stealing in Jetseta Gage's disappearance Thursday.
The body of a young girl was found yesterday about 45 miles from Gage's home. But police are waiting on an autopsy to confirm if the body is that of Gage.
Bentley is described by the missing girl's mother as a family friend. He was at the family home Thursday. Police say the girl's brother saw her get into a truck with Bentley.
Copyright 2005 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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