Breaking: DOJ To Flood Streets With Felons

The new policy is set to take effect as soon as next week.

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B. Christopher Agee — April 23, 2014

Eric Holder’s Justice Department has come under fire multiple times in recent months for embracing policies that many feel provide undue leniency toward violent felons. Under Holder’s leadership, the agency has publicly supported giving felons the right to vote, rewarding them with free phone service and transportation, and even commuting the sentences of some prisoners.
According to a new initiative announced Wednesday, a huge number of criminals currently in prison are about to receive a get-out-of-jail pass from the DOJ based on the fact that they have already served at least 10 years of their sentence.

These criminals, all convicted of drug offenses, will be able to apply for release under the policy, provided they might have gotten a lighter sentence had they committed their crime more recently.
“Older, stringent punishments that are out of line with sentences imposed under today’s laws erode people’s confidence in our criminal justice system,” said Deputy Attorney General James Cole. “I am confident that this initiative will go far to promote the most fundamental of American ideals – equal justice under the law.”
While many leftist activists believe mandatory minimum sentences are outmoded and should be eradicated, those tasked with presenting the case against these offenders feel otherwise. In a letter sent earlier this year to Holder, the National Association of Assistant U.S. Attorneys said the status quo is “worth preserving” because it gives prosecutors “leverage to secure cooperation from defendants.”
The Justice Department, however, is anxious to open the prison doors for thousands of convicts. The new policy is set to take effect as soon as next week.
According to one source cited by Fox News, the total number of prisoners that could be granted clemency is more than 23,000.
A sudden influx of prisoners in communities across the U.S. will likely correspond with an increase in violence and the prevalence of drugs, especially considering the nature of the crimes for which these criminals were convicted.
Of course, with Holder’s promise to work toward restoring their right to vote, releasing criminals ahead of two contentious election cycles might just provide an added boost to a deeply damaged Democrat Party.