I am a family member of someone recently incarcerated. Although he admitted to making a bad choice the other person involved had multiple felonies and never disclosed the fact that she was on probation. She lied about her driver's license, no insurance, surrendered tags, and everything else like the fact that she failed to go for mandatory drug testing the day prior to the incident.
He was a good, productive member of society, a veteran, and worked overseas for his country. This person volunteered in the community, has the support of his family, and the people and the office he worked in. This person never had any problems with the law, had a steady job and was still sentenced to 1-6 years for his crime. Though a probation officer interviewed him, reviewed the case, spoke to his doctor, that person concluded that an attempt of suicide did not demonstrate remorse or regret. He has been forced to file for bankruptcy, he has lost his home, and his job and has become a true burden on the state (that's you and me people). For those of you that believe the system is helping these people, you are sadly mistaken. They aren't receiving any help, and all the supposed programs for rehab or for behavior "corrections" are virtually non-existent!!! He has a caseworker. The purpose of the caseworker is to facilitate the rehabilitation of these people and ensure that they have the tools they need to get back into society. Not his. His caseworker does not want to be bothered. He is within his time to be released to go to house arrest (something he or his family will have to pay for), and his caseworker will not give him the time of day. It is much cheaper for an inmate to pay for house arrest than for them to be imprisoned. The state government is more content to release child molesters than they are ordinary people with no history. Look up what determines the release of these molesters, and you will be shocked!!! I would much rather have this person out and about, than some person that preys on innocent children.
We are content to throw these men behind bars, and not willing to pay the consequences?! The key word here is PAY!!!! We will continue to do that as long as Gibbons is in office, and who knows, maybe next on the horizon are charges of cruel and unusual punishment from the ACLU since the rooms that were once designed to house 1 inmate now house multiple inmates. Good luck getting out of this one. For all of you that think this could never happen to you. Think again!!! He was a regular guy and look where it landed him. Thanks Nevada-the only truth in sentencing is that these men will all receive a sentence for any crime regardless of what type of citizens they were in the past. Unless of course you are a child molester.