from: The Mercury News
Thirty years ago, before he was sentenced for repeatedly raping his 14-year-old niece in Moreno Valley, Cody Klemp told a probation officer that if he was ever released from custody he would kill the girl for reporting him. It seemed like he would never get that opportunity when a judge sentenced him to 170 years in prison. Now, however, Klemp awaits a parole hearing Thursday, Oct. 24, that could free him under a program designed to reduce California’s prison population and slash medical costs by releasing aging, often infirm inmates.
link to article: Early release program for aging inmates helps clear out California prisons, but at what cost? – The Mercury News