Sunday, January 1, 2012

Early parole sparks outcry

Amber Goerler received a five-year sentence in December 2009 for serving as a lookout while Travis White’s mutilated body was rolled up in a red carpet, stuffed in a trash can and dumped near railroad tracks in Covington. The fact the 22-year-old is among 990 convicted felons set be paroled Tuesday as part of a sweeping penal code reform designed to reduce prison populations and costs angers White’s mother. Others to be paroled include armed robbers, burglars, arsonists and child molesters. January’s release will be followed by an additional 300 early releases each month until the state achieves an annual cost saving of about $42 million.

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