Bill Bryant on Crime

End unlawful early release of prisoners

Since 2002, Washington State has unlawfully released thousands of prisoners early. Apparently the Department of Corrections has known about this problem since 2012 and did not correct it. When asked if someone might lose their job over this, Governor Inslee demurred saying "It's possible." That is not an acceptable response. Bureaucrats and Inslee's political appointees need to be held accountable for knowing about a problem for years and not fixing it.

This is just another unfortunate example of why we need to "take a pressure hose to Olympia" and scrutinize the entire operation. Doing that requires an engaged governor who will comprehensively audit and reform every state agency. Inslee proved today that skill set isn't in his wheelhouse.

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