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Home » Subscribers Only » Budget » JFC cuts Parole Commission in half, but rejects wiping it out
The Joint Finance Committee voted to cut the Parole Commission in half, but rejected the guv’s call to wipe it out. Walker wanted to eliminate the eight-member Parole Commission and instead rely on a new appointee in the Department of Corrections to decide the fate of offenders eligible for release. In addition to reducing the commission to four people, it would cut three staff positions. Only tho...