SuperKat 0 #1 December 10, 2007 Clicky RELEASE RATE NEAR DOUBLE THIS YEAR By BRENDAN SCOTT December 9, 2007 -- With three robbery convictions on his record, Derek Giddins could have spent the rest of his life behind bars. Instead, the 46-year-old ex-con went free this year. Just before midnight on July 23, Giddins and another man allegedly barged through the front door of Nilufar Yasmin's Queens home with a gun in his hand and a black ski mask over his face. They stole jewelry, attacked Yasmin's father, and held a gun to her head, according eyewitness and police accounts. Giddins, a career thief who had spent much of his adult life in state prison, was among 161 New York City murderers, robbers and other violent felons freed during the first six months of Gov. Spitzer's administration. The high number was found by a Post review of thousands of prison inmate release records. Those city residents paroled included 60 convicted killers and 92 facing the prospect of life in prison, such as Giddins, who had been denied parole six times before, The Post found. Parole Board releases have suddenly risen after years of steady decline. Some 35 percent of eligible inmates have won parole this year, up from an all-time low of 28 percent during Gov. George Pataki's last year in Albany, The Post found. The increase has been sharpest among murderers and other top-level offenders, who have prevailed in 14 percent of their parole hearings, up from less than 8 percent in 2006. The Post investigation also found that of the 161 hardened criminals let back on city streets by the Parole Board, at least five, including Giddins, were arrested for new crimes shortly after getting out. * James Tapp, 43, was freed two years early from his 21-year robbery rap in February, despite a record of prison misbehavior. Four months later, he was arrested again for robbery, after flashing a knife at a Bronx store clerk who questioned the clothes he had stuffed in a bag, police say. * Thomas Sanchez, 21, was let out in January, 10 months before his 2004 robbery sentence was to expire. In June, prosecutors say, Sanchez was among three men who surrounded a couple on a street corner near the Brooklyn Navy Yard and stole cash, a pocketbook and a cellphone. He was charged with robbery. What's the most you ever lost in a coin toss, Friendo? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 34 #2 December 10, 2007 That sucks.... why are these violent cons getting out early? If the prisons are overcrowded, just take the worst of the worst out back and let them fight to the death! "Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lawrocket 3 #3 December 10, 2007 What's the problem with releasing people who are up for parole? So one guy got denied six times and he made it this time? They've served their sentences. They've done their time. Many will commit new crimes after beign out of the can - this much is known. But 5 out of 161 doesn't seem to be too high. My wife is hotter than your wife. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,113 #4 December 10, 2007 Quote That sucks.... why are these violent cons getting out early? If the prisons are overcrowded, just take the worst of the worst out back and let them fight to the death! Maybe decriminalizing marijuana will relieve the overcrowding. On the whole I'd prefer a bunch of pot smokers on the streets to a few violent ex-cons.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pop 0 #5 December 10, 2007 Quote Quote That sucks.... why are these violent cons getting out early? If the prisons are overcrowded, just take the worst of the worst out back and let them fight to the death! Maybe decriminalizing marijuana will relieve the overcrowding. On the whole I'd prefer a bunch of pot smokers on the streets to a few violent ex-cons. What you said....7 ounce wonders, music and dogs that are not into beer Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rookie120 0 #6 December 10, 2007 QuoteOn the whole I'd prefer a bunch of pot smokers on the streets to a few violent ex-cons. What street do you live on? We can send all the dealers there to do business. See how much you like it then. I bet your number would be the first to show up on the 911 caller ID.If you find yourself in a fair fight, your tactics suck! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diablopilot 2 #7 December 11, 2007 Quote That sucks.... why are these violent cons getting out early? If the prisons are overcrowded, just take the worst of the worst out back and let them fight to the death! Or better yet offer them a lucrative P.U.F.C.* contract, and make a whole lot of money of the deal. * Prisoner Ultimate Flighting Championships.---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy9o8 2 #8 December 11, 2007 QuoteQuoteOn the whole I'd prefer a bunch of pot smokers on the streets to a few violent ex-cons. What street do you live on? We can send all the dealers there to do business. See how much you like it then. I bet your number would be the first to show up on the 911 caller ID. Prison overcrowding is rampant, in large part due to the huge number of people arrested and convicted of drug crimes. And like it or not, overcrowding does influence parole boards. I don't like dealers any more than you do; but given a choice between, say, (a) giving harsh sentences for all drug crimes, or (b) reducing overall drug incarceration time by 50%, to free up enough space to imprison robbers and rapists for 8 years instead of 3, I'd rather focus on robbers and rapists. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lefty 0 #9 December 11, 2007 QuoteQuoteOn the whole I'd prefer a bunch of pot smokers on the streets to a few violent ex-cons. What street do you live on? We can send all the dealers there to do business. See how much you like it then. I bet your number would be the first to show up on the 911 caller ID. You don't see too many alcohol dealers on the street...because it's legal so you go buy it in a store. Why would pot be any different once it's legalized?Provoking a reaction isn't the same thing as saying something meaningful. -Calvin Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,113 #10 December 11, 2007 QuoteQuoteOn the whole I'd prefer a bunch of pot smokers on the streets to a few violent ex-cons. What street do you live on? We can send all the dealers there to do business. See how much you like it then. I bet your number would be the first to show up on the 911 caller ID. Your screen name is REALLY appropriate.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
