Friday, March 19, 2010

Justifying A Prisoner Homicide: GEO prisoner beat to death.

Judges know what happens to these guys when they send them away - so do we. Why do we keep letting it happen? Most of them were criminalized by the same brutality in the first place. How does perpetuating that cycle of violence help any of us, especially children?

This article seems only to justify why the guy was assaulted...bet his murder gets off easier than he did. I find that kind of disturbing. People should not be allowed to torture and execute others like that.

Anyone remember that guy Arizona had to let go recently who did 35 years for child molestation, swearing all along he was innocent? He was. So, do they all "deserve what they get/" Would your child, if it happened to them?

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Inmate dies after beating at Graceville CI

March 13, 2010 11:02 AM

Jay Felsberg, Managing Editor


The Florida Department of Corrections said that an active investigation is underway into what has been reported in local media as the beating death of an inmate at Graceville Corrections Institution.

"The victim passed away this morning," said Gretl Plessinger of the Office of Public Affairs of the Department of Corrections. "His name is Jason Owens. We have a person of interest but no suspect yet."


Jason Jerry Owens, 31, was adjudicated guilty of being principal to lewd and lacivious sexual assault on a victim under the age of 16 stemming from an incident on May 1, 1997 and was sentenced to 2 years and six months in state prison.


Owens later accumulated an extensive criminal record in Pasco County, being adjudicated guilty on nine various burglary charges and possession of controlled substance from an incident on April 3, 2002. He was scheduled to be released on April 4, 2017 after a 15-year prison sentence.


The St. Petersburg Times reported on April 6, 2002 that Owens was arrested after what appeared to be a burglary spree through New Port Richey while he was trying to break into cars. Deputies reported that Owens earlier donned latex gloves to burglarize jewelry from a home while a family slept, and used a screwdriver to break into a home and take jewelry and cash.


Owens broke into another home and took batteries, informing a resident that, “I’m a burglar,” and broke into three vehicles and stole tools and cigarettes.


http://www.chipleypaper.com/news/font-5628-span-10pt.html

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