Causes Behind the Massive Prision Release: Full Disclosure Network Video Report

Los Angeles, CA. Deputy District Attorney Steve Ipsen, President Association of the Deputy District Attorney Association accuses California politicians of deliberately sabotaging the California Prison system thus setting the stage for a massive prison release program now underway.

In an eight minute Full Disclosure Network® video news blog available here: Ipsen tells host Leslie Dutton how criminals who are sentenced to prison are now being released after serving only half, or less, of their sentences due to California politics. He says elected officials, who oppose the Three Strikes law, have for the past ten years, blocked building new prisons, causing massive overcrowding and early releases. The video is available here FREE at the URL. http://www.fulldisclosure.net/Blogs/40.php

Steve Ipsen, is a 20 year career gang and homicide prosecutor who is currently with the L. A. County District Attorney’s office is a frequent spokesman on behalf of the Three Strikes Law. Here are some Ipsen quotes from the video:

* “The reason you have a huge spike in gang crimes is because it’s Christmastime in L.A.”
* "L. A. Sheriff Baca is fighting for funding to lock up criminals for their full sentence}
* “Judges sentence criminals to a year in county jail.. and the Sheriff has no space”
* “Criminals get a 50 percent discount on every prison sentence”
* “Criminals are laughing at the system”
* “We spend billions of dollars for police to arrest, prosecutors to prosecute, judges to judge and we build marble court houses and then have no where to house (the criminals)”


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