{"id":2222,"date":"2016-08-01T19:08:26","date_gmt":"2016-08-02T02:08:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.klaaskids.org\/blog\/?p=2222"},"modified":"2018-04-02T19:28:44","modified_gmt":"2018-04-03T02:28:44","slug":"early-release","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.klaaskids.org\/blog\/early-release\/","title":{"rendered":"Vote NO on Prop 57: A Lie Based On A Technicality"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"No<\/a>P<\/span>roponents of California\u2019s Proposition 57, which will appear on the November ballot, claim that only \u201cnon-violent\u201d offenders will qualify for early release. This is a lie, based on a technicality.<\/p>\n

On January 1, 2015, the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation began an early parole determination process, evaluating \u201cnonviolent second-strikers\u201d for parole once they have served only 50 percent of their sentence or are within 12 months of having served 50 percent of their actual sentence. Take a look at some of the offenders who have earned early release through this program. It is important to know who is being released as a measure for those who will be released under Proposition 57. Many who have already been granted early release from prison have violent and lengthy criminal histories.<\/p>\n

The following information was provided courtesy of the Sacramento County District Attorney.<\/p>\n

\"Victor<\/a><\/strong>Victor \u201cChunky\u201d Montez<\/strong> \u2013 A known gang member with a violent criminal history including voluntary manslaughter, assault with a deadly weapon, and resisting arrest as well as drug transportation\/possession and ammunition possession convictions. He was also found to be in possession of a large cache of firearms. Montez has been in and out prison since the 1980s, violating parole seven times. Opposition Letter<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Deshawn<\/a>Deshawn Fisher<\/strong> \u2013 Prior convictions include voluntary manslaughter. In the prior offense, Fisher and his co-defendant tried to rob a group of men at gunpoint as they played cards in front of a house. Two men were shot, one died. In prison, Fisher committed battery on inmates, participated in riots, engaged in mutual combat, and threatened an officer\u2019s life among other violent behavior. He violated parole twice by being in possession of firearms, ammunition and drugs. Opposition Letter<\/a><\/p>\n

\"James<\/a>James Allen West<\/strong> \u2013 Committing offense is assault with a deadly weapon by means of force likely to cause great bodily injury. West beat the victim unconscious, punching and kicking him in the head wearing steel toed boots. Past convictions include violent assaults and battery with serious bodily injury. One victim was a 75-year-old woman. West beat the other victims until they were unconscious. Opposition Letter<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Willie<\/a>Willie C. Harris<\/strong> \u2013 Multiple felony convictions, including a 1985 first-degree burglary strike offense. Since 1999, Harris has had seven DUI and driving with a suspended license convictions and a reckless DUI conviction. His committing offense was felony DUI where his blood alcohol level was .17, more than twice the legal limit. At the time of that offense, he was on parole for a 2008 DUI conviction where he had a .19 blood alcohol level. Opposition Letter<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Vanessa<\/a>Vanessa Santos<\/strong> \u2013 Prior convictions include two assaults with a deadly weapon. Santos stabbed one victim in the arm with a knife. Nine days later, she stabbed another victim in the leg with a knife and kicked the victim repeatedly when she was on the ground, causing great bodily injury. Santos was most recently convicted for driving recklessly through a residential area with willful disregard in an attempt to evade officers. Opposition Letter<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Robert<\/a>Robert Adams<\/strong> –\u00a0Inmate Adams is a serial offender who has never attempted to rehabilitate and assimilate into society as contributing citizen. His criminal history includes eight vehicle thefts, most of which resulted in the destruction of the vehicles. The reckless and abhorrent nature of his crimes convey his nefarious intent to prey upon the vulnerable and stop at nothing to achieve his ends. Opposition Letter<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

roponents of California\u2019s Proposition 57, which will appear on the November ballot, claim that only \u201cnon-violent\u201d offenders will qualify for early release. This is a lie, based on a technicality. On January 1, 2015, the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation began an early parole determination process, evaluating \u201cnonviolent second-strikers\u201d for parole once they have served […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[358,610],"tags":[615],"class_list":["post-2222","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-crime","category-proposition-57","tag-early-prison-release"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.klaaskids.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2222","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.klaaskids.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.klaaskids.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.klaaskids.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.klaaskids.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2222"}],"version-history":[{"count":23,"href":"https:\/\/www.klaaskids.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2222\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3109,"href":"https:\/\/www.klaaskids.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2222\/revisions\/3109"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.klaaskids.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2222"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.klaaskids.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2222"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.klaaskids.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2222"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}