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Friday, 10 October 2008 19:19 |
 A judge in Frankfort has denied the state attorney general's request for a temporary injunction blocking the state's early prisoner and parolee release program.
Judge Phillip Shepherd says the Attorney General's Office has "raised a substantial question of law" but not enough to grant an injunction.
Instead, Shepherd has scheduled a November 10th hearing to hear arguments on whether state officials are properly applying a parole credit toward inmates' sentences.
Shortly after the decision, Attorney General Jack Conway sent out a statement.
"We are disappointed that the court did not take immediate action by issuing a temporary restraining order barring the early release of prisoners and parolees, but we appreciate the fact that Judge Shepherd acknowledged the merits of the case and its impact on public safety," Conway writes.
He goes on to say: "We're going to evaluate our legal options and take the next steps necessary to uphold the integrity of our judicial sentences."
The general assembly passed the early release program to save money and ease overcrowding by giving inmates and parolees more credit than normal for time served on parole.
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