Bad news! Leniency on violent offenders in prison may have consequences.
"At least nine inmates have been killed in 2025. Meanwhile, assaults on both staff and inmates are rising. ...
“Staff level assaults have almost doubled, and from year to year, from 2023 to 2024 to 2025,” Payne told The Center Square. “Assaults on inmates has more than doubled, almost tripled.” ...
policies they say allowed high-risk offenders to be reassigned to less restrictive custody levels. ...
“Moving violent offenders into less secure settings has put staff and inmates in danger, and the results are tragic.” ...
there were approximately 1,300 prisoners in maximum custody when Thornell [Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry Director] took over. Seven months later, Payne put that number at 257. ..."
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