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And even when they make bail and get put on probation, they are still at risk. Many probation agents seem to think it is their job to try and put the probationer back in jail. Most of them are foul mouthed, idiots, who are lucky to even have a job and they take it out on the peons they now have control over.
A guy takes a guilty plea to a felony, gets put on probation, and they tell them "you have to get a job". Well, how many people hire convicted felons? Right away they are put in an "at risk" situation, because if they don't show a pay stub, chances are they will get sent right back to jail.
It's a sad situation, that like the article points out, ends up costing the taxpayer bundles of money. Sure a lot of these people need to be locked up, but many of them are of no danger to the community. Give them ROR and let em back on the streets. So, they steal a couple more blankets to keep warm. Better than spending over 20 grand a year to keep them locked up.
But that would require someone in the loop to have common sense. And we aren't going to find anyone with common sense that are depending on elections to hold onto their piece of the pie.
