Release of inmates from county jail

I don't like the idea of letting out those that have been convicted and sentenced.


I wouldn't be against letting those who are non violent and haven't been sentenced out .... pre-trial. Just as if they were out on bond.

 

I am completely ok with letting out non-violent offenders. I don't imagine that they will get great medical care if a surge happens here and they are still incarcerated. That seems like a Stephen King novel. These are odd times. Protect their lives.

 

Extra criminals on the streets plus fewer jobs is a recipe for disaster.

Burglaries already increased less than 24 hours from release.

This is a difficult subject for me because I've been victimized before.

If the city compensates people for damages the release isn't too bad -- but they won't.

 

The city doesn't have any money that we don't give them .... them compensating us is us compensating us.


If they've been convicted - let'em rot.

If they are pre-trial and not a violent offender - let them out on bond.

 

In California the only ones being released are those that would be paroled within the next 2 months anyway and none of them are locked up for violent criminal offenses.

 

Would have been nice to do this before the crack epidemic destroyed generations of families... Reagan Administration...

 

A lot of people love Reagan .... I'm not one of them.

He did a whole lot of wrong looking back. The "war on drugs" is just the tip of the iceberg.

 

Those who have been sentenced are bound for prison, not jail. The only people sentenced to county jail are almost always misdemeanor offenders; this is likely exclusively pertaining to those awaiting trial. So yeah it’s a question of bond.

if they pull someone over and find dope, even a felony amount, they don’t need to arrest them. Simple as that. As far as residential burglary or theft of property though...man that’s a tough call for me

 

Ever had your home burglarized ? ..... Leaves you feeling violated and unsafe in your own home , not to mention the loss of property and the potential that someone may have been home and the consequences of that.

I got no sympathy for people who commit felonious crimes.

Drugs .... shouldn't be a crime anyhow - who the hell is the gubmint to tell me what I can and can't put in my body.

 

This is Texas and I'm a firm believe in defending your property. Shoot first and ask questions later, people have enough going on right now.

 

Hollow points or buck shot ?

 

00 buckshot preferably.

 

Are the offenders names being released? I am curious of their criminal past. Sometimes someone in jail for burglary may have committed other crimes in the past. I have issues with the logic of releasing prisoners because it seems that they could be quarantined in custody if necessary. It is a tough ask to request prisoners go from being locked up in county to being locked up at home.

 

Most governments get their money from its citizens.

You already know that. Not sure why you're arguing.

The city could receive funding from the state or federal if need be.

But like I said, there will be zero compensation.

 

Bad idea imo. The virus is out here so no matter if it's in there. Implement social distancing as best as possible within the jail and take your chances just like we are out here.

 

I wasn't really arguing , just pointing out the fact that if there's compensation - we'd be compensating ourselves.

 

Let them out. Many of them are only there because they don't have the cash to post bail. In my view, they shouldn't have been held anyway, so let those guys out.

I get the argument that they face the same epidemic out here as they do in there, but I think it's just an operational question. The jail physically cannot keep the virus from spreading when they are filled to capacity.

The police union president makes a good point though -- they need to get covid tested so we know if they're sick or not. If they are sick, they should still be released, but you can do mitigation if you know.

That's more from the shutdown than from any consideration of letting people out of jails. I doubt the home burglary business is doing very well these days though. You can pretty much guarantee that someone will be home when you try to break in. And 1 in 3 will be armed.

Sure, but it's essentially socializing the cost of being burgled. Instead of one victim shouldering the cost, he schmears his cost over a million taxpayers.

 

how do you prevent a person unable to get together 500 bucks being a super spreader looking all over town for day labor.

How do you expect someone without bail money, and now presumably without hot meals and a bed to make it for months in self isolation and be less of a spreader to the general public?

 

If burglaries are already up, people who are more likely to commit burglary will burglarize.

There's also vehicle burglary. My truck was hit two weeks ago.

The government doesn't care enough to really do anything. You just gotta hope nothing happens to you.

My next move is having a tracking device on my equipment. Cell phone companies offer this service.

If anything gets stolen, the police will be on their ass within hours.