It's a refrain we've heard often over the past decade or so. And especially now, as the state is looking at where to place a state mental hospital for prison inmates.
Gen Z and Millennials might not be familiar with the story of Ted Kaczynski, which captured the nations attention after a massive, multi-year manhunt found him hiding in a shack near Lincoln, Montana.
What's with all of these weak "suspended sentences" that judges are handing out here in Montana? Why is it that criminals convicted of serious crimes like rape and murder are given these suspended sentences?
A western Montana woman has been sentenced to 100 years in prison without the possibility of parole after being convicted of killing her ex-boyfriend, with whom she had an ongoing custody dispute.
I have no problem with prisoners in our prison system and inmates in our jails being vaccinated, especially for COVID-19. I do have a problem with them moving to the front of the line and getting the vaccine before hard-working Americans can get the vaccine- especially when the vaccine is in limited supply.