It’s been a while since I mentioned the Governator of California — the man who had so many nice things to say about Gray Davis. Well, he’s certainly taking a different approach, all right. Wanna know one way he’s saving money?
He wants to let criminals out of prison, where they’re costing too much.
Kindel said corrections officials project as many as 25,000 of the state’s 161,000 inmates could be safely released, but he cautioned: “The vast majority of our inmates are in there for serious crimes. Those are not being looked at (for early release) at all.”
The Bee reported Saturday it obtained internal memos showing the administration is considering abolishing parole for nonviolent inmates. The move would save $231 million a year by 2005-06.
That’s certainly less of a burden on the tax payers than a car tax. Whew.
