Post by Logan on Apr 21, 2016 23:02:52 GMT -6
Hundreds of nonviolent drug offenders in Iowa prisons would be released under a proposal supported by the state’s attorney general, who said the move would not threaten public safety.
“We think that some of (the drug offenders) can safely be released,” Iowa’s attorney general, Tom Miller, a Democrat, said. “We also think that we could save some money. If it’s done right, the public will be just as safe as they are today.”
The proposal, included in the bill H-8196, passed the Iowa Senate on a 49-1 vote last week but now is stalled in the Iowa House.
If approved, it would result in an annual savings of $227,000 in the fiscal year that ends June 30, 2017, and $757,000 in the next fiscal year, according to the Legislative Services’ report.
Read more: www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/politics/2016/04/21/iowa-legislature-parole-nonviolent-drug-offenders/83330624/
“We think that some of (the drug offenders) can safely be released,” Iowa’s attorney general, Tom Miller, a Democrat, said. “We also think that we could save some money. If it’s done right, the public will be just as safe as they are today.”
The proposal, included in the bill H-8196, passed the Iowa Senate on a 49-1 vote last week but now is stalled in the Iowa House.
If approved, it would result in an annual savings of $227,000 in the fiscal year that ends June 30, 2017, and $757,000 in the next fiscal year, according to the Legislative Services’ report.
Read more: www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/politics/2016/04/21/iowa-legislature-parole-nonviolent-drug-offenders/83330624/