The following was released to the media by Len Suzio
Former State Senator Len Suzio, Connecticut's leading critic of the Early Release program, called upon Governor Malloy to immediately suspend the controversial Early Release program and convene a special session of the Legislature to repeal the law as it pertains to criminals guilty of violent crime or crimes related to sex and drug dealing.
“Today we witnessed court proceedings of a criminal (Arthur
Hapgood) who had participated in the notorious "Early Release"
program who is now charged with the murder of a one-year old infant in Bristol.
Nearly 50,000 criminals have been let out of our prisons prematurely to
terrorize our neighborhoods and families. We have seen murders, carjackings,
sexual assaults and all sorts of crimes committed by criminals who have not
reformed their lives and who have been let out of our prisons early because of
the reckless and irresponsible ‘Early Release’ law conceived by Mike Lawlor and
approved by the Legislature in 2012. The murder and mayhem must stop now”, said
Suzio.
“We can’t wait for the Legislature to convene next year to reconsider
this ill-conceived law. Every day new crimes are being committed by hardened
criminals who have not been reformed by this tragically failed program. There
is no time to waste. I call upon Governor Malloy to SUSPEND EARLY RELEASE NOW
and convene a special session of the Legislature to address this fatally flawed
law before another innocent citizen is murdered. Instead of coddling violent
criminals it’s time for the governor to put the safety of our families first”,
Suzio concluded.
Len Suzio is a former state senator from Meriden
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Amen. Time for the government as a whole (no pun intended)to stop attacking the family, going back, perhaps, to its recognition of no-fault divorce.
Everyone is aware of the irony of the situation. Both with and without intention, through our ideologically driven social engineering, we have weakened family culture. For a central example, consider that it is reported that the U.S. illegitimacy rate is now 51 percent for births to women aged 20 to 30. Then, when more bad guys, not to say barbarians, are the result of our unhappy social arrangements, the same ideology prevents us from either getting justice or effectively managing risk.
Were I running for Governor I'd be running against Obamacare and immigration because they aren't just federal problems. They are dangers to the Nutmeg community.
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HARTFORD — A judge on Monday ordered a $750,000 bond for a man from Honduras, saying the man is a "danger to the community."
Hartford officers arrested Carlos Aguirre, 33, on Sunday, charging him with first-degree unlawful restraint, third-degree sexual assault and motor vehicle charges, according to police. The motor vehicle charges were misuse of plates and failure to renew registration...
Calling him a "danger to the community," the judge set his bail at $750,000.
Aguirre, who had been living with his cousin, is scheduled to return to court on Sept. 19.