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The biggest one-time release of federal inmates in U.S. history is starting
to hit home for local law enforcement, with sheriffs voicing concern for the
safety of the citizens they swore to defend -- though advocates of criminal
justice reform maintain the release is being handled responsibly.
The 6,112 inmates were released from federal prison at the beginning of
November in response to a decision by the U.S. Sentencing Commission to
reduce sentences for most drug trafficking offenses and apply them
retroactively. It coincides with a broader and bipartisan push for
rethinking federal sentencing.
But the mass release raises immediate practical questions about how the ex-
inmates can adjust.
“There's no transition here, there's no safety net. This is the biggest
sham they are trying to sell the American people,” Sheriff Paul Babeu of
Arizona's Pinal County told FoxNews.com.
“On average these criminals have been in federal prison for nine years --
you don’t have to be a sheriff to realize that a felon after nine years in
jail isn’t going to be adding value to the community. A third are illegals
and felons so they can’t work. What do we think they are going to do?”
said Babeu, also a congressional candidate.
The government is in fact trying to guide the transition for many. The
Justice Department says 77 percent of exiting inmates are already in half-
way houses or home confinement.
But local law enforcement officers have deep reservations, as the initiative
ramps up quickly.
The November inmates are the first of approximately 46,000 who may have
their cases reviewed. Of those released in the first round, the Department
of Justice says 1,764 were to be turned over to Immigration and Customs
Enforcement (ICE) for deportation proceedings.
Sheriffs on the border front-lines were skeptical of the deportation claim.
“The promise is they’re going to be turned over to ICE and deported.
Anyone who thinks there’s any likelihood of them leaving the U.S. … think
again,” Babeu said, before saying the president should be held responsible
for any crimes committed by those released.
Other sheriffs also challenged the claim that those being released are not a
risk to communities.
“If [the Obama administration is] not capable of making honest and prudent
decisions in securing our borders, how can we trust them to make the right
decision on the release of prisoners who may return to a life of crime?”
Sheriff Harold Eavenson of Rockwall County, Texas, told FoxNews.com. | T*********I
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