Bills introduced in both the Illinois House and Senate would bring back the early release prison program Meritorious Good Time, or MGT, a program that Gov. Pat Quinn suspended in 2010, while running for election. MGT reduces sentences of non-violent inmates for good behavior. It is meant to reduce overcrowding in an Illinois prison system that has 49,000 inmates, but the capacity to hold just 33,700 prisoners.
Quinn suspended the program amid criticism that some prisoners who were released early then went on to commit more crimes. A spokesman for Quinn told WBEZ that the governor is open to working with the state legislature on a new early release program.
I think an early release program for NON-VIOLENT,FIRST TIME OFFENDERS, who are least likely to re-offend is in order. The prison system is a ticking time bomb and the state's money can be better used elsewhere. I have a problem with reckless homicide being 85% when people who commit violent crimes with INTENT serve 50%. The recidivism rates for each crime should be considered along with an inmate's background, behavior while incarcerated, and plans for his life after release. If you've got a kid in there who has had a good home life, has a good stable home to go home to, had behaved while in prison, has plans for college, and just made a one time mistake you should look at these kids first as they are least likely to come back into the system. Maybe they should be sent home for home confinement with an ankle bracelet to finish out their sentences and take the financial burden off the state.
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