Releasing convicted felons early or without serving time is popular with progressives, especially so with Soros-supported DAs. Some Democrat governors have joined this movement too. Daily Caller has the findings from a study of one governor's efforts in this direction.
Many of the criminals who Democratic Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear released under executive commutation during the COVID-19 pandemic went on to commit new crimes, a report from the state’s government showed.
The report examined the criminal records of the approximately 1,700 criminals that Beshear had released in April and August of 2020 to reduce the prison population during the pandemic. Of those released, roughly 70% went on to commit crimes, with 50% committing felonies within less than a year of their release.
In one year, I calculate Kentucky would have experienced at least 1190 fewer crimes and 850 fewer felonies had these career criminals not been released. We need to remove from office those, like Beshear, who see criminals as a key constituency.
