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September 2, 2008
Massachusetts Sheriffs Powers to Release Inmates Early on GPS Upheld
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court's (SJC) ruling in Commonwealth v. Donohue upholds MA Sheriffs' powers to release inmates wearing a GPS tracking device rather than serving the full sentence imposed on them by the courts.
There are interesting arguments to consider here: balance of powers, executive vs. judicial vs. legislative, prison overcrowding, reintergration with society, activism vs. legal realism... With another seat on the court opening, Governor Patrick has another opportunity to direct which way those debates lean for the years to come.
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