Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Haley responds

The former Governor sent the following press release:

Some people have misunderstood the clemency process and think that all or most of the individuals who received clemency from former Gov. Haley Barbour were in jail at the time of their release. Approximately 90 percent of these individuals were no longer in custody, and a majority of them had been out for years. The pardons were intended to allow them to find gainful employment or acquire professional licenses as well as hunt and vote. My decision about clemency was based upon the recommendation of the Parole Board in more than 90 percent of the cases. The 26 people released from custody due to clemency is just slightly more than one-tenth of 1 percent of those incarcerated.

Half of the people who were incarcerated and released were placed on indefinite suspension due to medical reasons because their health care expenses while incarcerated were costing the state so much money. These individuals suffer from severe chronic illnesses, are on dialysis, in wheelchairs or are bedridden. They are not threats to society but if any of them commits an offense – even a misdemeanor – they’ll be returned to custody to serve out their term.

Of the inmates released for medical reasons, a small number were placed on house arrest, and all still remain under the supervision of the Department of Corrections.

In Custody at Time of Release: 26 (12%)
* Medical Release/Remain Under MDOC Supervision (13)
* Suspended Sentence/ Remain Under MDOC Supervision (3)

Previously Completed Incarceration at Time of Clemency :189 (88 percent)

Total: 215

Source: Mississippi Department of Corrections

27 comments:

Paul Mitchell said...

Dude, FAILbook is blocking me from posting your stuff. They say you are SPAMMY.

Anonymous said...

As the old saying goes, there are three types of lies: white lies, damn lies, and statistics.

This is 100% a disgrace by a 100% sell-out who is 100% disgusting. I think he should 100% never come back to Mississippi and I 100% think he should stay in Florida where he is tonight.

KaptKangaroo said...

Interesting. Can you say "Check Mate" Liberal Media (and I'm not talking tabloids)? Never doubted the real explanation would come out. Let the nutbags speculate. Thankfully, most here did not rush to judgement, rather, they knew. Too many unknowns to make any informed opinions. The wing nuts look very sad on this one.

Paul Mitchell said...

The only screeching I have seen has been about Karen Irby. That is just wild.

And I hammered through with the link on FAILbook, too.

bill said...

Still doesn't address the 26 in custody, especially the murderers. Still bad, but not as bad as most - including me - thought from the original announcement. Wonder why he didn't explain this in the first place? Bill Billingsley

Anderson said...

This is 100% a disgrace by a 100% sell-out who is 100% disgusting. I think he should 100% never come back to Mississippi and I 100% think he should stay in Florida where he is tonight.

Duuuude ... wipe the spittle off your monitor!

Anonymous said...

List is making a little more sense now after reading this statement.

Haley Barbour is a lot of things, but he's no idiot. In fact he is known for being very, very smart. You can bet big time he has his rear covered on most of these pardons. However, AD Hood just loves publicity and being on TV so let's see what he has to say and what he can do to stop some of the pardons. I predict in the end it will be a little of nothing.

Anonymous said...

Haley Barbour for PRESIDENT! What a joke. If he were President, he would pardon everybody in Quantinamo Cuba. UNBELIEVABLE! He has mask thousands of contracts to relatives and friends after Katrina. He is the one that should be in jail! Haley, go back to washington and continue making millions as a lobyist and leave our beloved Mississippi alone!

Anonymous said...

My guess is that Barbour was squeezed (presidential aspirations) to pardon the Scott sisters and it bought him nothing. so what the hell, let's get jiggy with it.

Anonymous said...

WLBT reporting by Twitter:

Judge Tomie Green's injunction temporarily blocks the release of 21 inmates who'd been given pardons/ medical release by Haley Barbour.

Paul Mitchell said...

Anon 7:24, if that doesn't make you all for Haley's pardons, I do not know what will.

Anonymous said...

More sense????

Read below, one " pardoned" DUI killer had already been re-arrested just before the pardon with beer in his VEHICLE and refusing to be tested for alcohol consumption.

These folks weren't given clemency they were PARDONED.It's like what they did NEVER happened!

They can get licenses to drink and drive again or buy a GUN " to hunt". Can't believe THAT was in the press release!

Hope none of the pardoned murderers decides to "hunt"the people who testified against them!

Anonymous said...

January 11, 2012 7:43 PM ... YAWN.

Anonymous said...

What about Robbie Bell Attorney General Jim Hood?? What happened to the charges against her??

Anonymous said...

The Harpy touts over at the Fondren Snoozefest that her traffic is way up but the only media outlet that actually publishes traffic data for everyone to review is Jackson Jambalaya. That isn't transparency sweetheart and, sorry, don't believe you.

Paul Mitchell said...

JFP gets 24.20% of traffic from India, 21.40% from Bangladesh, and 21.20% from the US. 8.20% from Jackson, 4.9% from NYC.

They have 1170 current backlinks and pageload is about 1.8 seconds.

They are down sharply over the past seven days, up for the month, but down for the three months.

Paul Mitchell said...

By way of comparison, JJ gets 74% of traffic from the US. I am guessing that Kingfish is not on Fiverr paying for links.

Anonymous said...

Marshall Ramsey got it right.

His cartoon : The Fly Over - said it all.

The ex Guv, " hitched up his britches " , and apparently having ... " fire in his belly " ,
seems to have deliberately crapped on Phil's biggest day.

Like him or not , the new Governor showed class by not commenting.

Can someone explain the definition of " hitching up your britches " ?

I'm a Redneck too, but I've never heard that phrase until Haley's multiple scripted international
interviews following Katrina.

Roman Helmet Rhumba said...

Can you define your current status January 11, 2012 8:54 PM as a rope sander?

Anonymous said...

Lead story for 17n' NBC Nightly News! And did you see Jim Hood's hairdo?!

Anonymous said...

Don't know what that means either 8:58.

Is "rope sanding" and "britches hitching" the same ?

I'm starting to think we may have some prison code talkers posting on JJ.

Anderson said...

I believe "hitching up one's britches" is the Southern equivalent of girding one's loins.

Anonymous said...

" hitching up one's britches" is like " rolling up one's sleeves". In either case , there is hard, dirty labor to be done and one doesn't wish to soil their cuffs. Hitching can mean tying/belting pant waists or donning suspenders.
Those who laborered didn't have custom tailors and often wore hand me downs so pant legs and sleeves could hang too long and they didn't have a wardrobe full of either.

Anonymous said...

what is the status of Tomie Green's injunction , isnt pretty obvious that she is a lunatic?

Anonymous said...

This isn't the first time 8:58 has used the term 'rope sander'. He must have gotten a few giggles the last time and now he'll use it twice more. Methinks probably he's a one-handed-typer (figure it out) with a muscle mag in one hand and a Millsaps diploomer on the floor where it fell from the nail.

jazzman said...

This appears to be a political witch hunt led by democrat Jim Hood with his buddy democrat Tommie Green.
Haley Barbour is an attorney (he will be going to work for a law firm) and knows the law. The liberal news media in Jackson (ALL the TV stations and the Clarion-Ledger) paint this as a jail break. Far from it. Let's not jump to conclusions until we have all the facts.

KaptKangaroo said...

Yep.



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