New bill would allow some elderly inmates to be released early Victims or their families would be able to give their opinion on early release. February 23, 2021 7:38pm Text size Copy shortlink:
A new bill would shorten sentences for some elderly inmates in Minnesota.
The prosecutor-initiated resentencing bill would allow some elderly inmates to get out of prison earlier than scheduled, according to news release Tuesday from the Hennepin County Attorney s Office. The bill, introduced in the House by Kelly Moeller, DFL-Shoreview, would also allow the inmate s victim or family of the victim to give their opinion on early release.
Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman, Ramsey Attorney John Choi and Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison joined the Minnesota Second Chance Coalition in a virtual news conference to support the bill. It is similar to bills in California and Washington.
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Of those, only five could be charged.
And of those, none are related to carjacking. All five of the men charged were charged with some form of a drug offense, said retired Judge Daniel Mabley, who is consulting with the Hennepin County Attorney s Office on carjacking cases.
In the criminal complaints filed against those five men, carjacking scenarios are not even mentioned. Three of them were released without bail, one posted bond, and one was bailed out by the Minnesota Freedom Fund. KARE 11 News is unable to check the status of the rest of the 46 arrests, because authorities have not provided a list of all the names.