California is set to release at least 63,000 inmates convicted of violent crimes in an effort to create "Safer prisons."
"The goal is to increase incentives for the incarcerated population to practice good behavior and follow the rules while serving their time and participate in rehabilitative and educational programs, which will lead to safer prisons," Dana Simas, a state Office of Administrative Law spokeswoman, said in a statement about the mass release of prisoners in the Golden State.
These "Incentives" are a part of an effort to give inmates "Good time credits" to quicken their release.
Another 10,000 inmates were convicted for serious nonviolent offenses who have served half of their initial sentence.
Criminal Justice Legal Foundation Legal Director Kent Scheidegger slammed the state for releasing the prisoners, arguing the plan was "Just a giveaway" and not "Useful" in determining whether an inmate should or should not be released.
"You don't have to be good to get good time credits. People who lose good time credits for misconduct get them back, they don't stay gone," he told NBC News.
Democrats in the state have called for the state to release more convicted criminals and to close the depreciated detention facilities.
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