Prison Reform

[GMDino]

I wanted to add this to the other thread but it is locked and the one from 2017 is, well, it's from 2107.

Anyway 500 prisoners released in Oklahoma and the POTUS, who considers Prison Reform one of his chining moments tweeted this today:

So sad to see what is happening in New York where Governor Cuomo & Mayor DeBlasio are letting out 900 Criminals, some hardened & bad, onto the sidewalks of our rapidly declining, because of them, city. The Radical Left Dems are killing our cities. NYPD Commissioner is resigning!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 5, 2019

 


Small problem with his hot take: 




https://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/news/2019/11/04/new-state-law-could-release-hundreds-of-nyc-inmates

Quote:NEW YORK - Nearly 900 inmates in city jails could reportedly be released before the state's bail-reform law takes effect in the new year.


The law hits the books on January 1 and drops bail for people charged with a variety of misdemeanors and felonies.


The New York Post says the law is retroactive, which means current inmates could request that their bail be lifted, which would let them go free.


The paper also says that once people are freed from jail, the Mayor's Office of Criminal Justice will offer things like baseball tickets and gift cards to make sure they show up for court dates.


The mayor's office tells the Post that the city has an award-winning supervised release program that produces high rates of return to court.


It says it expects that to continue after the state law takes effect.


The Office of Court Administration says they are developing a plan to stagger the release of defendants starting in mid-December.



However, it also says some defedants may not be released, as "if a judge feels that it was necessary to make certain securing orders effective Jan. 1, 2020, they certainly retain the discretion to do so."

So I have a couple thoughts.


One being that there is a problem when the POTUS thinks holds the "thought" that people simply being held on bail are: 

Quote:900 Criminals, some hardened & bad

Two he obviously doesn't understand the law.  And lastly this goes back to the Central Park 5 where Trump believes he knows who is "really" guilty and who isn't.  That's scary when he's just an old guy buying full page ads let alone when he's out there trying to punish anyone he disagrees with him.


And this isn't (from me) an argument if the law is good or bad, just that you elected a man who is clueless but very opinionated.