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1,400+ additional La. inmates to be released in November as part of prison reform laws
By wafb.com- Kevin Frey
Published: 10/20/2017

In less than two weeks, about 1,400 inmates across Louisiana will be released earlier than expected as part of criminal justice reforms passed by the state legislature earlier this year. However, some district attorneys worry the state is not doing enough to keep those offenders from going right back to jail.

“What are we going to do for these people to make sure they don't re-offend and victimize anyone again,” asked Hillar Moore, district attorney for East Baton Rouge Parish.

Moore worries the safety nets to rehabilitate criminals and prevent them from returning to prison are not there. On average in Louisiana, he says the recidivism rate is over 40 percent. “We just keep re-arresting them and housing them again, and then changing the legislation to let them out again without giving them the basic tools they need to succeed. To me, it’s insane,” said Moore.

The 1,400 prisoners will be released on November 1 as part of a new law shortening sentences for some described as “non-violent.”

Each month, the Department of Corrections releases about 1,500 prisoners, meaning reforms will double that in November. As part of the prison reform efforts, any money saved from reducing the prison population is supposed to be reinvested to create that safety net. However, those savings will not come until reforms are enacted.

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