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SACRAMENTO (KABC) --
State officials released new numbers on prison parolees: Governor Jerry Brown has released about 80 percent of convicted murderers eligible for parole. Victims' rights activists are speaking out.
80% of Murderers Eligible for Parole Released in California by Gov. Brown
Seeded on Fri Feb 10, 2012 5:29 AM EST
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Crime Victims Action Alliance is calling on Governor Brown to release more detailed information on the convicted killers whose releases he declined to stop last year.
The state parole board approved 400 releases -- just 10 percent of the cases -- and the governor reversed only 71 decisions. That gives Brown, a Democrat, a higher release rate than his two predecessors. Brown's release rate stands at 80 percent.
Republican Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger was less generous, denying freedom nearly a quarter of the time.
Democratic Governor Gray Davis was the stingiest, keeping most lifers behind bars, letting only 2 percent go.
"Under this administration, it seems very much like the floodgates have been open and let them go free," said Christine Ward, Crime Victims Action Alliance. "That concerns us terribly."
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#1 - Fri Feb 10, 2012 5:30 AM ESTMurderers should not be given parole. I personally think life without parole should be the mandatory sentence for anyone convicted of murder. They should only be let out of prison if evidence later surfaces that they were innocent. Otherwise, these people have clearly shown that they are not suited for life in normal society.
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#3 - Fri Feb 10, 2012 8:41 AM EST80% of Murderers Eligible for Parole
No murderer should be eligible for parole.
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