tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6316617410436977874.post7996374865489464776..comments2024-03-25T02:53:26.373-04:00Comments on Women in Crime Ink: Celebrity Justice?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6316617410436977874.post-89804663849421210452010-07-28T18:56:18.311-04:002010-07-28T18:56:18.311-04:00Thank you for your post Robin. I am very familiar...Thank you for your post Robin. I am very familiar with this issue. In '06 the Governor of Alabama appointed Richard Allen as the new Prison Commissioner and within 6 months of his appointment he was ordered to "fix" the overcrowding prison population within 6 months or he would be jailed...no joke. I saw many violent criminals move from lifers to eligible for release. I won't go into the detail of how they attempted to solve the problem but wanted to say that the celebs and their BS about being released early shouldn't even be on the news when you compare it to the real jail/prison release. Most individuals don't know that once a case is adjuicated, the judge doesn't have any jurisdiction/input about the release of the prisoner they incarcerated. That is up to to the Department of Corrections and the prison Warden. Of course they are supposed to have guidelines to follow but we know that they aren't bound by anything legal or ethical whenever they make those decisions. Most of the time, in Alabama at least, it doesn't even have to go before the Parole Board. Many things in the penal system need to be changed.Leahnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6316617410436977874.post-47463332443065945322010-07-28T14:59:14.155-04:002010-07-28T14:59:14.155-04:00Robin makes an excellent point here about this imp...Robin makes an excellent point here about this important issue. How can we expect celebrities to be treated the same as ordinary folks? because they are not ordinary, they are stars and they need special consideration but that doesnt mean special justice, like she said. Thanks for the great piece Robin!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com