The Criminal Justice System refuses to lock people up. 16-time convicted burglar is arrested for burglary 2 days after getting out of prison - CWB Chicago
How do you spell recidivism?
A 16-time convicted burglar is back in jail this morning, accused of burglarizing two more businesses less than 48 hours after getting out of prison. In addition to his 16 burglary convictions, 58-year-old Vance Patton has been sent to prison for four other felonies, too.
All of that and he got parole.
Prosecutors asked Judge Susana Ortiz to detain Patton, but she declined their petition. Instead, she said Patton could go home on an ankle monitor to await trial on the new charges.
Yeah, that makes sense, or maybe not.
Hat tip to Second City Cop: Another Parole Success Story.
With sixteen separate convictions for burglary, he should have been serving between sixty-four and two-hundred-forty years. Concurrent sentencing probably cut that down, but why are Illinois taxpayers constantly putting up with (and paying for) this bullshit?
Good question.
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