By: Randy Barbour

Randy Barbour — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 15:25:10 +0000

I can not believe that we the people accept the habitual felon law in any way shape or form. It is truly illegal and unconstitutional. Once a person has done their time for a crime, that person can not be repunished in any way again for that crime, according to the constitution of the United States of America. The courts and political people say that habitual felon is a status and not a crime. How can you convict and punish someone for their status in life? When do we start convicting people for being poor, or for being ugly or for their race or for what they believe in? Isn’t that their status in life. Why not simply make laws that time fits the crime and throw in some good rehabilitation. Add to that some assistance when a prisoner is released from prison and maybe some of the non violent men and women will make it out here. I know of many prisoners who was just thrown back into society with nothing. $45 won’t get you far. Non violent crimes should carry a sentence that is punishing but reasonable. The sentencing range should be put back into the Judges hands and not those egotistical District Attorneys hands. As far as child molestors, cold blooded murderers, and rapist, they should never be put back into society again anyway. I believe in the death penalty for those three types of people. Look at the laws in Singapore, and they hardly have any crime at all. But truth is we need to stand up and make our politicians correct their mistakes such as the habitual felon law. thank you.

By: Frenchie Marshall

Frenchie Marshall — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 20:03:46 +0000

I would like to know when the govner will make a decison on the HB1360.
With the prison being so over crowed with inmates who have comitted lesser crimes.

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By: Randy Barbour

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