About 80 state inmates were released under electronic supervision Tuesday, according to the Alabama Department of Corrections.
. Alabama has had mandatory supervised release since 2016. Lawmakers voted to make this law retroactive in 2021. It went into effect Tuesday for the entire state prison population.Alabama attorney general Steve Marshal questioned whether the released inmates included any violent offenders, but officials said the majority of those released Tuesday committed property offenses or crimes that did not involve personal victims or violence.
Marshall filed a lawsuit to temporarily stop the releases, arguing that ADOC did not meet the statutory victim notification requirements.The released inmates will be equipped with electronic monitors that will be tracked by the Alabama Bureau of Pardons and Paroles. It is unclear how long it will take ADOC to make the remaining victim notifications and when the other eligible inmates will be released.Sign up for theCopyright 2023 WSFA. All rights reserved.
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