Jackson Jambalaya

thug life-

Why would Empower Mississippi try to set these guys free? Is kicking in an 85 year old couples door and holding them at gun point not a good reason to stay in jail?

Let's be clear, the status quo isn't working. We're the 2nd highest incarcerated state in the nation and the Department of Justice investigation is very likely to force us to spend millions more soon. So we can act now to implement smart, common sense reforms that Republicans are implementing across the country or we can be forced to act later. If we are forced to act, we will lose all control and it will soak up limited tax dollars that could have been spent on education, infrastructure, etc. etc. etc. Inaction is not a solution.

10:14, good point. We should just do away with criminal trials and attorneys all together. If the cops say someone committed a crime, they should go straight to jail. I like that. Any other good ideas you would like to share?

10:14, I don’t believe that is a fair comment. I don’t think anybody, no matter how libertarian, would advocate these guys running around free. But I do think that putting non-violent offenders in a detention facility with these guys will lead to negative results for everybody involved.

Maybe a program like this would cut back on criminal behavior. Not really holding my breath any of this will work anywhere.

https://www.foxnews.com/us/florida-police-department-cops-non-violent-calls

Actually we are third, not second, but I guess that's splitting hairs. At least we are not as high in regards to our future leaders.

https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/slideshows/10-states-with-the-highest-incarceration-rates?slide=9

Like the fact that there is NO bond offered! If they did indeed commit this crime and others like it, they should not be able to bond out. Take note, Hinds County. He probably would be out by now, waiting for a trial that he'd probably receive hardly any time, if convicted. If proven he did not do this, then he should walk. I don't care what the age, although doing this to the elderly is even more despicable, if you kick in someone's door, whether they are there or not, not invited, IF you get the chance to be arrested and not shot, consider yourself lucky. Folks are getting tired of this and will not be waiting to be victims.

@10:21, what in the world are you talking about?

I don't disagree that criminal justice reform is needed. However, all too often "criminal justice reform" has taken the label of release them early regardless of whether they committed the crime. That's not reform that works because incarceration is designed to (get ready for it) "rehabilitate" and to act as a deterrence. Jail has unfortunately ceased to be a deterrent in many cases and is just another venue for criminal activity inside and outside the facility (with the assistance of some enterprising corrections workers).

@12:02: If you deny bond on the grounds that a person is guilty, how are you going to determine that he is guilty prior to a trial?

FREE THE SCOUNDRELS! That is the message we see (above) and daily on the internet. As if crime doesn't matter and has no consequences. Please remove 'as if' from that sentence.

@10:21
I'm going to go out on a limb here and assu.e your a kapernick fan. The BLM and Colin kapernick praise Fidel Castro meanwhile Castro was most notorious for locking black people up for no reason in Cuba. Huge huge huge % of black incarceration in the world. No one comes close. Your not from m iami so maybe you wouldn't understand. Liberals like you have no clue. I remember when Alonzo a m iami Cuban for the dolphins tackled kapernick in miami the entire stadium erupted with excitement. Then he proceeded to run around field with American flag. Go someplace else or read a book you nitwit. At least study history and those you follow claiming such mess as your spewing. I bet your a white private schooled brat weren't you!!!

Grant, completely understand what you are saying in general. Using the case where 5 thugs kicked in the door of an 80+ year old couple, robbed them blind, and held guns to their heads is completely moronic and beyond hurtful to people looking for justice. I hope something like this never happens to you, but hopefully you have people that want justice, instead of some ass hole who wants to make a name for himself and endanger people. I hope you sleep well knowing you are trying to ruin that family. Use your resources for good, and not for your agenda.

Grant Callum is a moron. The kinda kid who was picked on in school and needs another ass whoopin as an adult. Of course I don’t beat up little girls but I can find a girl to whip his prissy ass. These liberal-tarian groups are sick. They are more worried about criminals than the victims. Grant doesn’t understand that the best way to stay out of prison is not to commit crime. It’s not hard. We have a large number of people incarcerated in this country for a number a reasons. 1: we are the 3rd largest country in the world. 2: we have a lot of law enforcement agencies that have one goal, to catch you after you have committed a crime. 3: we have a lot of idiots in this country and idiots commit a majority of the crimes and and idiots are easily caught. What really concerns me is what woman would marry and reproduce with someone like Grant Callum? This woman needs to be locked up in a psych ward.

Another arrest? Before long we'll be looking at the very definition of conspiracy.