Parole 101: How the system works

[Disir]

Danny Wayne Bobbitt, who last month led police on multiple high-speed pursuits after allegedly stealing three cars over a 12-hour period, was out on parole at the time of his crime spree.

Most troubling? Bobbitt's record shows he's been on parole at least five times since 1999. That, however, isn't surprising, according to Arkansas Department of Correction officials, who say some 42 percent of parolees return to prison within three years of release.

The 41-year-old former Mountain Home resident, who now lives in Jonesboro, has at least eight previous felony convictions, dating back to 1998, when he was first put on parole. Most of the convictions are for residential burglary, theft and forgery.
What is parole

The Baxter Bulletin is running a short series on the parole system in Arkansas.

The above is the first one.

 

[EdwardBaiamonte]

Danny Wayne Bobbitt, who last month led police on multiple high-speed pursuits after allegedly stealing three cars over a 12-hour period, was out on parole at the time of his crime spree.

Most troubling? Bobbitt's record shows he's been on parole at least five times since 1999. That, however, isn't surprising, according to Arkansas Department of Correction officials, who say some 42 percent of parolees return to prison within three years of release.

The 41-year-old former Mountain Home resident, who now lives in Jonesboro, has at least eight previous felony convictions, dating back to 1998, when he was first put on parole. Most of the convictions are for residential burglary, theft and forgery.
What is parole

The Baxter Bulletin is running a short series on the parole system in Arkansas.

The above is the first one.

dear, do you have a recommendation or something?

 

[MikeK]

The reason why offenders who repeatedly harm others (car theft, burglary, etc.) are so readily paroled is the crowded condition of our prisons, which exists in spite of the fact that privatized prisons and prison construction are growth industries. And the reason for this overcrowding is the War On Drugs.

Anyone who watches the tv "ride-along" documentary, COPS, knows that eight out of every ten arrests made by American police involve illegal drugs. Few of those arrested have harmed anyone else, and those who have harmed others by stealing from them have done so to support their compelling drug habits.

It is obvious that law-enforcement has had absolutely no constructive effect on the problem of drug abuse and the availability of recreational drugs the prisons continue being packed with drug law offenders -- many of whom are condemned to inordinately long terms because of insane Mandatory Sentencing Guidelines. So to make room in the prisons for these relatively harmless drug law offenders those offenders who rob, rape, and assault, and otherwise prey on innocent persons are paroled.

The War On Drugs has become an extremely lucrative racket which is perpetuated by corrupt or self-serving officials at all levels who directly or indirectly derive profit or political benefit from it. The War On Drugs has been waged for four decades and has not reduced the use or availability of illegal drugs -- which have in fact increased.

 

[Mr. H.]

Damn.

It took Morgan Freeman 40 years to get paroled from Shawshank.

 

[Disir]

The reason why offenders who repeatedly harm others (car theft, burglary, etc.) are so readily paroled is the crowded condition of our prisons, which exists in spite of the fact that privatized prisons and prison construction are growth industries. And the reason for this overcrowding is the War On Drugs.

Anyone who watches the tv "ride-along" documentary, COPS, knows that eight out of every ten arrests made by American police involve illegal drugs. Few of those arrested have harmed anyone else, and those who have harmed others by stealing from them have done so to support their compelling drug habits.

It is obvious that law-enforcement has had absolutely no constructive effect on the problem of drug abuse and the availability of recreational drugs the prisons continue being packed with drug law offenders -- many of whom are condemned to inordinately long terms because of insane Mandatory Sentencing Guidelines. So to make room in the prisons for these relatively harmless drug law offenders those offenders who rob, rape, and assault, and otherwise prey on innocent persons are paroled.

The War On Drugs has become an extremely lucrative racket which is perpetuated by corrupt or self-serving officials at all levels who directly or indirectly derive profit or political benefit from it. The War On Drugs has been waged for four decades and has not reduced the use or availability of illegal drugs -- which have in fact increased.

Cops?

In Arkansas, the increase is due to this:
State overhaul leads to jail overcrowding measures in place Arkansas News

The state prisoners are in jails until there is an opening which leads to jails releasing people. This allows those people released to assume that there is no penalty for committing crimes. They do it again.

if they are coming back, your recidivism, then your problem is in the outside. I say this simply because it appears that many programs inside don't have a high success rate. They don't have a high rate of success on the outside either. There is no real dedication to rehabilitation. There has always been the argument of rehabilitation versus punishment. Leading to doing the absolute least that can be done. Many states have released more than they are admitting. It's shifted for the past several years. So, you will have to look elsewhere for the "racket".

 

[HenryBHough]

If there were capital punishment for more crimes and limits on appeals there would be far less crowding of prisons.

Hey, it works under Sharia law....