As Kentucky prepares to grant early parole to an estimated 204
additional prisoners this month, state correction officials say
implementation of the controversial penal code reform is going smoothly.
The prisoners will be paroled throughout February and are in addition
to the 952 prisoners who were released in January, including as many as 15 from Crittenden County. The monthly releases
are being made under the Mandatory Re-Entry Supervision program, a
legislative initiative to reduce prison costs and populations.
Unlike last month, when a tentative list of early parolees was released
to the public in advance, the names of February’s early parolees will
not be available to the public until it is finalized today.
So far, 75 of the prisoners released in January have received
violations since leaving prison, according to the corrections
department.
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