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Suzio Calls for Governor to "Halt Premature Release" of Criminals

"In light of the new scandalous revelation by a whistle blower at the Department of Corrections," Suzio said it's time to put an end to talks of early release.

Editor's Note: Len Suzio is a former member of the State Office of Victim Advocate Advisory Board. The board was discharged in January. The post has been changed to reflect this.

The following is a letter provided to Patch by former State Sen. Len Suzio.


In light of the new scandalous revelation by a whistle blower at the Department of Corrections I am calling on the governor to halt this dangerous policy of the premature release of violent criminals without the treatment or rehabilitation ordered by the Board of Pardons and Paroles. We cannot wait for another innocent victim to be sexually assaulted or murdered before acting.

The Early Release Program already has been implicated with murder, rape and mayhem and now we have another scandalous revelation that the DOC has a plan to ignore the directives of the Board of Pardons and Paroles, releasing violent criminals without necessary treatment. These allegations, if true, reveal a DOC plan that will exacerbate an already dangerous program.

The number one priority of government must be public safety, but the Malloy Administration is hell bent on spending money on everything but public safety! It seems the Administration had not learned from the terrible murders in Cheshire - the criminals convicted of those horrific murders were released from prison without proper rehabilitation. Now it seems that the Malloy Administration is destined to repeat the same mistakes and recklessly jeopardize the safety of innocent civilians. I say to the Malloy Administration, "stop the spending on boondoggles like the busway and put the money where it belongs - protecting the public from violent criminals".

Len Suzio
Former Member of the State Office of Victim Advocate Advisory Board

Updated: Andrew Doba, director of communications for Gov. Dannel Malloy responds to the request:

"Once again, former Senator Suzio is wrong. Crime is down, arrests are down, and yet the prison population has been rising. If this former state senator thinks that too many people are being released, he has a problem with arithmetic. Back in reality, the simple fact is that fewer people are being let out of prison right now than at any other time in recent history."

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