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In another criminal justice reform bill that defies common sense and endangers public safety, Washington Democrats are pushing legislation that would empower activist judges to release dangerous felons from prison before they’ve completed their sentences, based on nothing more than their own subjective judgments. The impetus for the bill? There are too many violent criminals representing “low-income communities and communities of color” currently serving long sentences.
Proponents argued that this legislation addresses the disproportionate impact of long-term incarceration on low-income communities and racial minorities. They claimed that early release opportunities encourage rehabilitation and result in significant cost savings for the state . The legislation even claims that research shows a lower recidivism rate for felons who are granted early release.
How many stories where offenders with violent histories were released early or not harshly punished to begin with, only to reoffend, sometimes with tragic consequences, do we need? Moreover, the bill places an undue burden on victims and their families. They are forced to relive their trauma during resentencing hearings and face the possibility of their assailants being released early. This disregard for victims’ rights is both callous and unjust.
The focus should be on supporting victims, ensuring justice is served, and maintaining safe communities — not on providing escape routes for those who have committed serious crimes because the criminal is lucky to be assigned a soft-on-crime judge to hear his or her petition for early release.
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